Exodus 22:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If you don’t find the thief, then the owner of the house must go before the judges who will decide if that person is guilty.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every tribe must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people.

Exodus 22:28

“You must not curse God or the leaders of your people.

Exodus 21:6

If this happens, the master will bring the slave before God. The master will take the slave to a door or the wooden frame around the door and pierce the slave’s ear using a sharp tool to show that the slave will serve that master for all his life.

Psalm 82:1

God stands in the assembly of the gods. He stands as judge among the judges.

1 Chronicles 23:4

David said, “24,000 will supervise the work of building the Lord’s Temple. 6000 will be court officers and judges.

Exodus 22:9

“What should you do if two men disagree about a bull or a donkey or sheep or clothing or something that is lost? One man says, ‘This is mine,’ and the other says, ‘No, it is mine.’ Both men should go before the judges who will decide who is guilty. The one who was wrong must pay the other man twice as much as the thing is worth.

1 Kings 8:31

“Those who wrong others will be brought to this altar. If they are not guilty, they will make an oath and promise that they are innocent.