4"If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession-whether ox or donkey or sheep-he must pay back double.


In Context

1 "If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;

3 but if it happens after sunrise, he is guilty of bloodshed. "A thief must certainly make restitution, but if he has nothing, he must be sold to pay for his theft.

4 "If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession-whether ox or donkey or sheep-he must pay back double.

5 "If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in another man's field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.

6 "If a fire breaks out and spreads into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution.

Exodus 22:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:4If that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore double.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:4If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:4If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:4If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall pay double.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:4If the theft shall be certainly found in his hand alive, whether an ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:4If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:4if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep — double he repayeth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.