Exodus 22:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges  to determine  whether or not he has taken his neighbour’s property.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ But if the thief is not found, the house owner shall appear before God [the judges as His agents] to find whether he stole his neighbor's goods.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.

Common English Bible

⁸ If the thief isn’t caught, the owner of the house should be brought before God to determine whether or not the owner stole the other’s property.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ If the thief is unknown, the lord of the house will be brought before the heavens to swear that he did not lay his hand on the goods of his neighbor,

Exodus 22:8 Cross References

1 Kings 8:31

When a man sins against his neighbour and is forced to take an oath,  , and he comes to take an oath before your altar in this temple,

1 Chronicles 23:4

‘Of these,’ David said, ‘twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple,  six thousand are to be officers and judges,

Exodus 21:6

his master is to bring him to the judges  and then bring him to the door or doorpost. His master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve his master for life.

Exodus 22:28

‘You must not blaspheme God  or curse a leader among your people.

Exodus 22:9

In any case of wrongdoing involving an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or anything else lost, and someone claims, “That’s mine,”  the case between the two parties is to come before the judges.  The one the judges condemn  must repay double to his neighbour.

Deuteronomy 16:18

‘Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgement.