| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| THEFT | Ex 20:15 Pr 22:22, under the Mosaic law, was punished by exacting a double or a quadruple restitution, which was secured if necessary by the sale of the goods or services of the thief to the requisite amount, Ex 22:1-8,23 2Sa 12:6 Pr 6:30,31 Lu 19:8. A night-robber might lawfully be slain in the act; and a man-stealer was to be punished by death, Ex 21:16 22:2. |