Exodus 22:1-4

New American Standard Bible

Property Rights

22 “^[a]If someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and ^(A)four sheep for the sheep— ^2 [b]If the ^(B)thief is ^[c]caught while ^[d]breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no guilt for bloodshed on his account. ³ If the sun has risen on him, there will be guilt for bloodshed on his account—A thief shall certainly make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be ^(C)sold for his theft. ⁴ If what he stole is actually found alive in his ^[e]possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, ^(D)he shall pay double.