Exodus 22:1
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If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.

sheep.

Leviticus 6:1-6 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: . . .

Numbers 5:7 They shall confess their sin, and restore the principal itself, and the fifth part over and above, to him against whom they have sinned.

2 Samuel 12:6 He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.

Proverbs 6:31 But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

Luke 19:8 But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.

five oxen

Proverbs 14:4 Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest.

Context
Property Laws
1If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.2If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.…
Cross References
Luke 19:8
But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.

Exodus 21:36
But if he knew that his ox was wont to push yesterday, and the day before, and his master did not keep him in; he shall pay ox for ox, and shall take the whole carcass.

2 Samuel 12:6
He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.

Proverbs 6:31
But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:

Ezekiel 33:15
And if that wicked man restore the pledge, and render what he had robbed, and walk in the commandments of life, and do no unjust thing: he shall surely live, and shall not die.

Lexicon
If
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a man
אִישׁ֙ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

steals
יִגְנֹֽב־ (yiḡ·nōḇ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1589: To thieve, to deceive

an ox
שׁ֣וֹר (šō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

or
אוֹ־ (’ōw-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if

a sheep
שֶׂ֔ה (śeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7716: A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat

and slaughters
וּטְבָח֖וֹ (ū·ṭə·ḇā·ḥōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2873: To slaughter, butcher, slay

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if

sells it,
מְכָר֑וֹ (mə·ḵā·rōw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4376: To sell

he must repay
יְשַׁלֵּם֙ (yə·šal·lêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

five
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה (ḥă·miš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2568: Five

oxen
בָקָ֗ר (ḇā·qār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd

for
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

an ox
הַשּׁ֔וֹר (haš·šō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

and four
וְאַרְבַּע־ (wə·’ar·ba‘-)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 702: Four

sheep
הַשֶּֽׂה׃ (haś·śeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7716: A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat

for a sheep.
צֹ֖אן (ṣōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock


Additional Translations
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.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.

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.

And if one steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and four sheep for a sheep.

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

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.

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.

"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.

'When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.
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