Exodus 22:8
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.”Exodus 22:8
What Does Exodus 22:8 Mean?
Exodus 22:8 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 22, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Exodus 22:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 22:28“Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.”Exodus 21:6“Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.”Deuteronomy 16:18“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”1 Kings 8:31“If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:”Exodus 22:9“For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.”Exodus 22:11“Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.”Deuteronomy 17:8“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;”Deuteronomy 19:17“Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;”1 Chronicles 23:4“Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:”Psalms 82:1“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”Leviticus 19:13“Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”
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