3 But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft. 4 If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double. 5 If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.
Exodus 22:3–5
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Exodus 22:11–13
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Proverbs 6:30–32
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Leviticus 6:3–5
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Exodus 21:35–36
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Leviticus 24:20–22
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2 Samuel 12:5–7
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Numbers 5:6–8
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Deuteronomy 24:6–8
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