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Punished by restitution, the proportions of which are noted in
2 Samuel 12:6
. If the thief could not pay the fine, he was to be sold to a Hebrew master till he could pay (
Exodus 22:1-4
). A night-thief might be smitten till he died, and there would be no blood-guiltiness for him (
22:2
). A man-stealer was to be put to death (
21:16
). All theft is forbidden (
Exodus 20:15
;
21:16
;
Leviticus 19:11
;
Deuteronomy 5:19
;
24:7
;
Psalms 50:18
;
Zechariah 5:3
;
Matthew 19:18
;
Romans 13:9
;
Ephesians 4:28
;
1 Peter 4:15
).
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.