Exodus 22:4
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession— whether ox or donkey or sheep— he must pay back double.
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- Exodus 22:1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Exodus 22:7 If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
- Exodus 21:16 Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.