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Berean Standard Bible

““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 22:1

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After the Ten Commandments, Exodus 21-23 gives case laws that show how the covenant applies to everyday life. These laws protect property and require making things right.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.

World English Bible (WEB)

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

King James Version (KJV)

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

American Standard Version (ASV)

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

CUANDO alguno hurtare buey ú oveja, y le degollare ó vendiere, por aquel buey pagará cinco bueyes, y por aquella oveja cuatro ovejas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Si alguien roba un buey y lo mata o lo vende, pagará cinco por uno: cinco bueyes serán devueltos por un buey robado. Si se trata de una oveja, serán cuatro por una: cuatro ovejas serán devueltas por una robada.

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