15 if the wicked (A)restores the pledge, (B)gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks (C)in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

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15 if they give back what they took in pledge(A) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(B) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(C)

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11 (A)I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, (B)by which, if a person does them, he shall live.

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11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(A)

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And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods (A)I give to the poor. And if I have (B)defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it (C)fourfold.”

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But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,(A) “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,(B) I will pay back four times the amount.”(C)

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22 [a] “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and (A)four sheep for a sheep. [b] If a thief is found (B)breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He[c] shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then (C)he shall be sold for his theft. If the stolen beast (D)is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, (E)he shall pay double.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:1 Ch 21:37 in Hebrew
  2. Exodus 22:2 Ch 22:1 in Hebrew
  3. Exodus 22:3 That is, the thief

Protection of Property

22 [a]“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back(A) five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

“If a thief is caught breaking in(B) at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;(C) but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.

“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(D) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(E) to pay for their theft. If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession(F)—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1 is numbered 21:37, and 22:2-31 is numbered 22:1-30.

(A)does not oppress anyone, but (B)restores to the debtor his pledge, (C)commits no robbery, (D)gives his bread to the hungry (E)and covers the naked with a garment,

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He does not oppress(A) anyone,
    but returns what he took in pledge(B) for a loan.
He does not commit robbery(C)
    but gives his food to the hungry(D)
    and provides clothing for the naked.(E)

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93 I will never forget your precepts,
    for by them you have (A)given me life.

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93 I will never forget(A) your precepts,
    for by them you have preserved my life.(B)

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(A)You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; (B)if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

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Keep my decrees and laws,(A) for the person who obeys them will live by them.(B) I am the Lord.

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“If anyone sins and (A)commits a breach of faith against the Lord by (B)deceiving his neighbor in (C)a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or (D)if he has oppressed his neighbor or (E)has found something lost and lied about it, (F)swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore (G)what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall (H)restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt.

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“If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the Lord(A) by deceiving a neighbor(B) about something entrusted to them or left in their care(C) or about something stolen, or if they cheat(D) their neighbor, or if they find lost property and lie about it,(E) or if they swear falsely(F) about any such sin that people may commit— when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return(G) what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution(H) in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering.(I)

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12 “Behold, (A)I am coming soon, (B)bringing my recompense with me, (C)to repay each one for what he has done. 13 (D)I am the Alpha and the Omega, (E)the first and the last, (F)the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who (G)wash their robes,[a] so that they may have the right to (H)the tree of life and that (I)they may enter the city by the gates.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(A) My reward is with me,(B) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(C) 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,(D) the First and the Last,(E) the Beginning and the End.(F)

14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(G) that they may have the right to the tree of life(H) and may go through the gates(I) into the city.(J)

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And they were both (A)righteous before God, walking (B)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(A)

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they lay themselves down beside every altar
    on garments (A)taken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
    the wine of those who have been fined.

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They lie down beside every altar
    on garments taken in pledge.(A)
In the house of their god
    they drink wine(B) taken as fines.(C)

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21 (A)But the children (B)rebelled against me. (C)They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.

(D)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.

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21 “‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws,(A) of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger(B) against them in the wilderness.(C)

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13 (A)But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. (B)They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; (C)and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned.

(D)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.

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13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(A) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(B)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(C) So I said I would pour out my wrath(D) on them and destroy(E) them in the wilderness.(F)

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