Exodus 22:3

God's Word

But if it happens after sunrise, he is guilty of murder. “A thief must make up for what he has stolen. If he is unable to do so, he must be sold ⌞as a slave⌟ to pay for what he stole.

Cross References

Genesis 44:10

“I agree,” he said. “We’ll do what you’ve said. The man who has the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you can go free.”

Exodus 21:2

“Whenever you buy a Hebrew slave, he will be your slave for six years. In the seventh year he may leave as a free man, without paying for his freedom.

Exodus 21:34

the owner of the cistern must make up for the loss. He must pay money to the animal’s owner, and then the dead animal will be his.

Exodus 22:2

“If anyone catches a thief breaking in and hits him so that he dies, he is not guilty of murder.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and announce to it that its time of hard labor is over and its wrongs have been paid for. It has received from the Lord double for all its sins.”

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: Where are your mother’s divorce papers? Did I give her any to get rid of her? To which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins. I got rid of your mother because of your rebellion.

Matthew 18:25

Because he could not pay off the debt, the master ordered him, his wife, his children, and all that he had to be sold to pay off the account.

Judges 10:7

The Lord became angry with the people of Israel. So he used the Philistines and Ammonites to defeat them.

Judges 2:14

So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel. He handed them over to people who robbed them. He also used their enemies around them to defeat them. They could no longer stand up against their enemies.