Exodus 22:4

New International Reader's Version

What if the stolen ox, donkey or sheep is found alive with the thief? Then the thief must pay back twice as much.

Cross References

Exodus 21:16

“Anyone who kidnaps and sells another person must be put to death. If they still have the person with them when they are caught, they must be put to death.

Exodus 22:1

“Suppose someone steals an ox or a sheep. And suppose that person kills it or sells it. Then the thief must pay back five oxen for the ox. Or the thief must pay back four sheep for the sheep.

Exodus 22:5

“Suppose someone lets their livestock eat grass in someone else’s field or vineyard. Then they must pay that person back from the best crops of their own field or vineyard.

Exodus 22:7

“Suppose someone gives a neighbor silver or other things to keep safe. And suppose they are stolen from the neighbor’s house. The thief, if caught, must pay back twice as much as was stolen.

Exodus 22:9

Suppose you have an ox, donkey, sheep or clothing that does not belong to you. Or you have other property lost by someone else. And suppose someone says, ‘That belongs to me.’ Then both people must bring their case to the judges. The one the judges decide is guilty must pay back twice as much to the other person.

Proverbs 6:31

But when he is caught, he must pay seven times as much as he stole. It may even cost him everything he has.

Isaiah 40:2

Speak tenderly to the people of Jerusalem. Announce to them that their hard labor has been completed. Tell them that their sin has been paid for. Tell them the Lord has punished them enough for all their sins.”

Jeremiah 16:18

I will pay them back double for their sin and the evil things they have done. They have made my land ‘unclean.’ They have set up lifeless statues of their evil gods. They have filled my land with them. I hate those gods.”

Leviticus 6:5

They must return anything they told a lie about when they were witnesses in court. They must pay back everything in full. They must add a fifth of its value to it. They must give all of it to the owner on the day they bring their guilt offering.

Revelation 18:6

Do to her as she has done to others. Pay her back double for what she has done. Pour her a double dose of what she has poured for others.

1 Samuel 12:5

Samuel said to them, “The Lord is a witness against you this day. And so is his anointed king. They are witnesses that I haven’t taken anything from any of you.” “The Lord is a witness,” they said.