Because he has done this thing and shown no pity, he must pay four lambs for that lamb.’
Exodus 22:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘When a man steals an ox or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he must repay five cattle for the ox or four sheep for the sheep. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IF A man steals an ox or sheep and kills or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep. American Standard Version (1901) If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. Common English Bible When someone steals an ox or a sheep and then slaughters or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for the one ox or four sheep for the one sheep. Catholic Public Domain Version "If anyone will have stolen an ox or a sheep, and if he kills it or sells it, then he will restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep. |
Because he has done this thing and shown no pity, he must pay four lambs for that lamb.’
If, however, it is known that the ox was in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not restrained it, he must compensate fully, ox for ox; the dead animal will become his.
Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of an ox.
Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much; he must give up all the wealth in his house.
Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor. You did not catch them breaking and entering. But in spite of all these things
he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing injustice #– #he will certainly live; he will not die.
The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.’