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


In Context

1 |If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

3 If the sun has risen on him, guilt of bloodshed shall be for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

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

5 |If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten, and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

6 |If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:4"If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession-whether ox or donkey or sheep-he must pay back 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 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.