Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour's goods, the judges Exodus 22:28 Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse. Exodus 21:6 His master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the door and the posts, and he shall bore his ear through with an awl: and he shall be his servant for ever. Deuteronomy 16:18 Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment, Deuteronomy 19:17,18 Both of them, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord in the sight of the priests and the judges that shall be in those days. . . . 1 Chronicles 23:4 Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges. Psalm 82:1 A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods. Context Property Laws…7If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found, he shall restore double: 8If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour's goods,9To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour.… Cross References Exodus 22:9 To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour. Deuteronomy 17:8 If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose. Deuteronomy 17:9 And thou shalt come to the priests of the Levitical race, and to the judge, that shall be at that time: and thou shalt ask of them, and they shall shew thee the truth of the judgment. Deuteronomy 19:17 Both of them, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord in the sight of the priests and the judges that shall be in those days. 1 Kings 8:31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and have an oath upon him, wherewith he is bound, and come, because of the oath, before thy altar, to thy house, Psalm 82:1 A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods. Lexicon Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the thief הַגַּנָּ֔ב (hag·gan·nāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1590: A stealer is not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no found, יִמָּצֵא֙ (yim·mā·ṣê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present the owner בַּֽעַל־ (ba·‘al-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner of the house הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house must appear וְנִקְרַ֥ב (wə·niq·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach before אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the judges הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to determine whether אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not he has taken שָׁלַ֛ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out his neighbor’s רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow property. בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת (bim·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property Additional Translations If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he have put his hand to his neighbor's goods. If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods. But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in regard of any part of his neighbour's deposit, if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, [to see] if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. If the thief shall not be found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he hath put his hand to his neighbor's goods. If the thief isn't found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out if he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods. 'If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour; Jump to Previous Appear Caught Determine Find Forth Found Goods Hand Hands Hasn't House Judges Laid Master Neighbor's Neighbour Neighbour's Oath Owner Property Thief Whether WorkJump to Next Appear Caught Determine Find Forth Found Goods Hand Hands Hasn't House Judges Laid Master Neighbor's Neighbour Neighbour's Oath Owner Property Thief Whether WorkExternal Links Exodus 22:8 NIVExodus 22:8 NLT Exodus 22:8 ESV Exodus 22:8 NASB Exodus 22:8 ASV Exodus 22:8 Bible Apps Exodus 22:8 Biblia Paralela Exodus 22:8 Chinese Bible Exodus 22:8 French Bible Exodus 22:8 German Bible Alphabetical: appear before But caught determine found hands has he his house if is judges laid man's must neighbor's not of on other owner property shall the then thief to whether OT Law: Exodus 22:8 If the thief isn't found then (Exo. 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