Exodus 22:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.”

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BSBPD

“If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness: he shall not make good that which was torn.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“if it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in--a witness; the torn thing he doth not repay.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 22:13 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 4:14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
  2. Amos 3:12This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
  3. Micah 5:8Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
  4. Nahum 2:12The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.

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