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1018 B
1018 B
Yahweh continues telling Moses his laws for the people of Israel.
If a thief is found
"If anyone finds a thief" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
breaking in
"using force to come into a house"
if he is struck so that he dies
"if anyone strikes the thief so that he dies"
in that case no guilt for murder will attach to anyone on his account
AT: "no one will be guilty of murdering him"
if the sun has risen before he breaks in
"if it is light before he breaks in" or "if it happens after sunrise"
guilt for murder will attach to the person who kills him
AT: "the person who kills him will be guilty of murder"
make restitution
"pay for what he stole"
he must be sold for his theft
"he must be sold as a slave in order to pay for what he stole"
If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession
"If they find that he still has the animal that he stole"
pay back double
pay two animals for every animal that he took