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Selected Verse: Exodus 22:9 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 22:9 |
Strong Concordance |
For all manner [01697] of trespass [06588], whether it be for ox [07794], for ass [02543], for sheep [07716], for raiment [08008], or for any manner of lost thing [09], which another challengeth [0559] to be his, the cause [01697] of both parties [08147] shall come [0935] before the judges [0430]; and whom the judges [0430] shall condemn [07561], he shall pay [07999] double [08147] unto his neighbour [07453]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| All manner of trespass - He who was accused, and he who had lost the stolen property, were both to appear before the judges Exo 18:25-26. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Challengeth to be his - It was necessary that such a matter should come before the judges, because the person in whose possession the goods were found might have had them by a fair and honest purchase; and, by sifting the business, the thief might be found out, and if found, be obliged to pay double to his neighbor. |
25 And Moses [04872] chose [0977] able [02428] men [0582] out of all Israel [03478], and made [05414] them heads [07218] over the people [05971], rulers [08269] of thousands [0505], rulers [08269] of hundreds [03967], rulers [08269] of fifties [02572], and rulers [08269] of tens [06235].
26 And they judged [08199] the people [05971] at all seasons [06256]: the hard [07186] causes [01697] they brought [0935] unto Moses [04872], but every small [06996] matter [01697] [01992] they judged [08199] themselves.