Exodus 22:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession--whether ox or donkey or sheep--they must pay back double.

New Living Translation
If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief’s possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal.

English Standard Version
If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

Berean Study Bible
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.

New American Standard Bible
If what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

NASB 1995
"If what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

NASB 1977
“If what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

Amplified Bible
If the animal that he stole is found alive in his possession, whether it is ox or donkey or sheep, he shall pay double [for it].

Christian Standard Bible
If what was stolen—whether ox, donkey, or sheep—is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If what was stolen--whether ox, donkey, or sheep--is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But if the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it's a bull, donkey, or a sheep, he must make up for the loss with double the amount.

International Standard Version
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox, a donkey or a sheep, he is to repay double.

NET Bible
If the stolen item should in fact be found alive in his possession, whether it be an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he must pay back double.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

New King James Version
If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double.

King James 2000 Bible
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or donkey, or sheep; he shall restore double.

New Heart English Bible
If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

World English Bible
If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

American King James Version
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

American Standard Version
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.

A Faithful Version
If the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether it is an ox, or a donkey, or a sheep, he shall restore double.

Darby Bible Translation
If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.

English Revised Version
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall pay double.

Webster's Bible Translation
If the theft shall be certainly found in his hand alive, whether an ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If the theft bee founde with him, aliue, (whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe) he shal restore the double.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If the theft be founde in his hande, aliue, whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe, he shall restore double.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But yf ye theft be founde by him alyue (from the oxe vnto the Asse or shepe) then shall he restore dubble.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf the thefte be founde in his hande alyue (whether it be oxe, asse or shepe) he shall restore double.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
if the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether ox, or donkey, or sheep—he repays double.

Young's Literal Translation
if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep -- double he repayeth.

Smith's Literal Translation
If finding, the theft shall be found in his hand, from an ox to an ass, to a sheep; living, he shall recompense two.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore double.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If whatever he stole should be found with him, a living thing, either an ox, or a donkey, or a sheep, he shall repay double.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if when he is caught, the theft of an ox or a donkey and unto a ewe shall be found in his hands still alive, he shall restore each by two.

Lamsa Bible
If the animal is found in his possession alive, whether it is an ox or an ass, or a ewe, he shall restore double.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if the thing stolen be left and be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.
















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