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31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;
    they will forfeit all the goods of their house.(A)

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Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”(A)

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he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”(A)

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18 They will give back the fruit of their toil
    and will not swallow it down;
from the profit of their trading
    they will get no enjoyment.(A)

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Laws of Restitution

22 [a]“When someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. [b](If the thief is found breaking in and is struck dead, no bloodguilt is incurred;(A) but if it happens after sunrise, bloodguilt is incurred.) The thief shall make full restitution or, if unable to do so, shall be sold for the theft.(B) When the animal, whether ox or donkey or sheep, is found alive in the thief’s possession, the thief shall pay double.

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Footnotes

  1. 22.1 21.37 in Heb
  2. 22.2 22.1 in Heb

25 and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions and payment to be made.

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