The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.
Exodus 22:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no blood shed for him. American Standard Version (1901) If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him. Common English Bible If the thief is caught breaking in and is beaten and dies, the one who killed him won’t be guilty of bloodshed. Catholic Public Domain Version If a thief will have been discovered breaking into a house, or digging under it, and he has received a mortal wound, he who struck him down will not be guilty of blood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood. |
The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.
In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.
They were banished from human society; people shouted at them as if they were thieves.
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
when I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim and the crimes of Samaria will be exposed. For they practise fraud; a thief breaks in; a raiding party pillages outside.
They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves.
and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,
But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.
For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.