Exodus 22:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.”
Exodus 22:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 22:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 22:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.”
Exodus 22:8 — World English Bible
Exodus 22:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods. ”
Exodus 22:8 — American Standard Version
Exodus 22:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;”
Exodus 22:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 22:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, [to see] if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. ”
Exodus 22:8 — Darby Translation
Exodus 22:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If the thiefe be not founde, then the master of the house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges to sweare, whether he hath put his hande vnto his neighbours good, or no.”
Exodus 22:8 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 22:8 in Context — Exodus 22
6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
What Does Exodus 22:8 Mean?
Exodus 22:8 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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