Exodus 22:2
“If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If a thief be found breaking up,.... An house, in order to steal money, jewels, household goods, &c. or breaking through…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 22:2-4
If a thief, in breaking into a dwelling in the night, was slain, the person who slew him did not incur the guilt of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
If a thief be found - If a thief was found breaking into a house in the night season, he might be killed; but not if the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 22:1-6
Here are the laws,
I. Concerning theft, which are these: - 1. If a man steal any cattle (in which the wealth of those…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Exodus 22:2-3
2 3a. A thief caught breaking in by night may be killed without any guilt being incurred by his death, but not if the…
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