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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Steal (גָּנִב, κλέπτω). The Mosaic law on the subject of stealing is contained in Exodus 22 and consists of the following enactments:

1. He who stole and killed an ox or a sheep was to restore five oxen for the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.

2. If the stolen animal was found alive, the thief was to restore double.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain.