Exodus 22:1-4

Judgments About Property Rights

“¹If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and ^afour sheep for the sheep.
2 “¹If the ^athief is ²caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account. 3 But if the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account. He shall surely make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be ^asold for his theft. 4 If what he stole is actually found alive in his hand, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, ^ahe shall pay double.