Exodus 22
Overview
22:1 Of theft;
22:5 Of damage;
22:7 Of trespasses;
22:14 Of borrowing;
22:16 Of fornication;
22:18 Of witchcraft;
22:19 Of bestiality;
22:20 Of idolatry;
22:21 Of strangers, widows, and fatherless;
22:25 Of usury;
22:26 Of pledges;
22:28 Of reverence to magistrates;
22:29 Of the first fruits;
22:31 Of torn flesh. Verse 1sheepor, goathe shallThere is a smaller compensation required in other things - Exodus 22:9
and also a disproportion between an ox and a sheep. The reason of the former is, as Maimonides explains it, because money, goods, etc., are better guarded in houses and cities, than cattle in a field; which consequently can be more easily stolen. The reason of the latter seems to be, as it is explained by Bishop Patrick, that an ox was of greater value, and more useful for the purposes of husbandry. Leviticus 6:1-6; Numbers 5:7; 2 Samuel 12:6; Proverbs 6:31; Luke 19:8 five oxenProverbs 14:4ReciprocalExodus 22:4 - he shall restore double; Leviticus 5:16 - make; 6:5 - restore; 19:11 - shall not; Deuteronomy 24:7 - then that; Job 20:10 - his hands; Ezekiel 33:15 - give
Verse 2breakingJob 24:14, 30:5; Hosea 7:1; Joel 2:9; Matthew 6:19, 6:20, 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 no bloodNumbers 35:27ReciprocalGenesis 9:6 - by; Deuteronomy 17:8 - between blood; Job 24:16 - In the dark; Ezekiel 18:10 - a robber Verse 3then he shallExodus 21:2; Judges 2:14, 10:7; Isaiah 50:1ReciprocalGenesis 9:6 - by; 44:10 - he with whom; Exodus 22:5 - shall he make restitution; Leviticus 5:16 - make; 25:39 - be sold; Job 20:10 - his hands; 24:16 - In the dark; Proverbs 6:31 - if; Matthew 24:43 - would not; Romans 7:14 - sold Verse 4foundExodus 21:16 he shall restore double22:1, 22:7, 22:9; Proverbs 6:31; Isaiah 40:2; Jeremiah 16:18; Revelation 18:6ReciprocalLeviticus 5:16 - make; 6:5 - restore; 1 Samuel 12:3 - I will; 12:5 - in my hand Verse 5shall he make restitutionExodus 22:3, 22:12, 21:34; Job 20:18ReciprocalNumbers 25:11 - that I Verse 6If fire break outMr. Harmer observes, that it is a common custom in the East to set the dry herbage on fire; which fires, from want of care, often produce great damage. Hence a law to guard against such evils was highly expedient.so that the stacks of cornJudges 15:4, 15:5; 2 Samuel 14:30, 14:31 he that kindled the fireExodus 22:9, 22:12, 21:33, 21:34ReciprocalDeuteronomy 22:8 - then thou shalt; Amos 5:6 - lest Verse 7if the thief be foundProverbs 6:30, 6:31; Jeremiah 2:26; John 12:6; 1 Corinthians 6:10 let him pay doubleExodus 22:4ReciprocalGenesis 45:20 - stuff; Exodus 22:9 - pay double unto his; 22:12 - stolen from him; Leviticus 6:2 - in that; 6:5 - restore; 19:11 - shall not Verse 8the judgesExodus 22:28 *marg. 21:6; Deuteronomy 16:18, 19:17, 19:18; 1 Chronicles 23:4; Psalm 82:1ReciprocalExodus 22:11 - that he hath not; 1 Kings 8:31 - an oath be laid upon him Verse 9for all manner of trespassNumbers 5:6, 5:7; 1 Kings 8:31; Matthew 6:14, 6:15, 18:15, 18:35; Luke 17:3, 17:4 the cause of both partiesExodus 18:21, 18:22, 23:6-8; Deuteronomy 16:18, 16:19, 25:1; 2 Chronicles 19:10 pay double unto hisExodus 22:4, 22:7ReciprocalGenesis 25:32 - birthright; Exodus 21:6 - the judges; 22:1 - he shall; 22:6 - he that kindled the fire; 22:28 - the gods; Leviticus 6:3 - sweareth; 6:5 - restore; Psalm 52:1 - told; 82:6 - General; Isaiah 50:8 - let us Verse 10Genesis 39:8; Luke 12:48, 16:11; 2 Timothy 1:12ReciprocalGenesis 31:39 - torn of; Leviticus 19:11 - shall not; Luke 6:2 - not Verse 11an oath of the LordLeviticus 5:1, 6:3; 1 Kings 2:42, 2:43; Proverbs 30:9; Habakkuk 3:1 that he hath notExodus 22:8, 23:1ReciprocalGenesis 24:3 - swear; Exodus 22:14 - make it good; 2 Chronicles 6:22 - and an oath; Habakkuk 3:1 - confirmed it Verse 12stolen from himExodus 22:7; Genesis 31:39ReciprocalExodus 22:5 - shall he make restitution; 22:6 - he that kindled the fire Verse 13torn in piecesEzekiel 4:14; Amos 3:12; Micah 5:8; Nahum 2:12 let him bring it for witnessOr, rather, "Let him bring" aid hatteraiphah, an evidence of the thing torn, such as the horns, hoofs, etc.ReciprocalZechariah 13:2 - I will cut Verse 14borrowDeuteronomy 15:2, 23:19, 23:20; Nehemiah 5:4; Psalm 37:21; Matthew 5:42; Luke 6:35 make it goodExodus 22:11, 21:34; Leviticus 24:18Reciprocal2 Kings 6:5 - for it was borrowed Verse 15it came for his hireZechariah 8:10Reciprocal2 Kings 6:5 - for it was borrowed Verse 16a man enticeGenesis 34:2-4; Deuteronomy 22:28, 22:29ReciprocalGenesis 29:18 - I will serve; 34:12 - dowry; 1 Samuel 18:25 - dowry; Proverbs 30:19 - and the Verse 17utterlyDeuteronomy 7:3, 7:4 payHeb. weigh, Genesis 23:16 dowry of virgins34:12; Deuteronomy 22:29; 1 Samuel 18:25ReciprocalGenesis 29:18 - I will serve; Exodus 21:9 - betrothed her unto; Deuteronomy 22:28 - General; Hosea 3:2 - I bought Verse 18Leviticus 19:26, 19:31, 20:6, 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10, 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:3, 28:9; Isaiah 19:3; Acts 8:9-11; 16:16-19, 19:19; Galatians 5:20; Revelation 22:15Reciprocal1 Samuel 15:23 - witchcraft; 1 Chronicles 10:13 - a familiar; Isaiah 2:6 - and are; Acts 13:6 - certain Verse 19Leviticus 18:23, 18:25, 20:15, 20:16; Deuteronomy 27:21

Verse 20sacrificethNumbers 25:2-4, 25:7, 25:8; Deuteronomy 13:1-15, 17:2-5, 18:20 utterlyNumbers 21:3; Joshua 23:15, 23:16ReciprocalLeviticus 27:28 - no devoted; Numbers 25:5 - Slay ye; Deuteronomy 13:15 - destroying it utterly; 2 Kings 23:20 - he slew; 2 Chronicles 15:13 - whosoever Verse 21vex a strangerExodus 23:9; Leviticus 19:33, 25:35; Deuteronomy 10:19; Jeremiah 7:6, 22:3; Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5 for ye were strangersExodus 20:2, 23:9; Deuteronomy 10:19, 15:15, 23:7ReciprocalGenesis 15:13 - thy; Exodus 2:22 - for he said; Deuteronomy 1:16 - the stranger; 14:29 - the stranger; 23:16 - thou shalt not; 24:17 - pervert; 27:19 - General; Job 22:9 - widows; Isaiah 5:7 - a cry; Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not; 22:7 - dealt; 22:29 - oppressed; Amos 4:1 - which oppress; Micah 2:2 - so Verse 22Deuteronomy 10:18, 24:17, 27:19; Psalm 94:6, 94:7; Isaiah 1:17, 1:23, 10:2; Ezekiel 22:7; Zechariah 7:10; James 1:27ReciprocalExodus 2:23 - cry; Job 6:27 - the fatherless; 29:12 - the fatherless; 36:6 - poor; Psalm 109:31 - to save; Proverbs 23:11 - General; Isaiah 5:7 - he looked; Hosea 14:3 - for; Matthew 23:14 - for ye; James 5:4 - the cries Verse 23they cry at allDeuteronomy 15:9, 24:15; Job 31:38, 31:39, 35:9; Luke 18:7 I will surelyJob 34:28; Psalm 10:17, 10:18, 18:6, 140:12, 145:19, 146:7-9; Proverbs 22:22, 22:23; 23:10, 23:11; James 5:4ReciprocalGenesis 21:17 - heard; Exodus 3:7 - I have; 3:8 - Canaanites Verse 24my wrathJob 31:23; Psalm 69:24, 76:7, 90:11; Nahum 1:6; Romans 2:5-9; Habakkuk 3:1 your wivesJob 27:13-15; Psalm 78:63, 78:64, 109:9; Jeremiah 15:8, 18:21; Lamentations 5:3; Luke 6:38ReciprocalExodus 32:10 - my wrath; Deuteronomy 24:15 - lest he; Judges 3:8 - was hot Verse 25Leviticus 25:35-37; Deuteronomy 23:19, 23:20; 2 Kings 4:1, 4:7; Nehemiah 5:2-5, 5:7, 5:10, 5:11; Psalm 15:5; Proverbs 28:8; Jeremiah 15:10; Ezekiel 18:8, 18:17; Matthew 25:27; Luke 19:23ReciprocalLeviticus 25:36 - usury; Deuteronomy 15:3 - General; Proverbs 29:13 - meet; Ezekiel 22:12 - thou hast Verse 26to pledgeDeuteronomy 24:6, 24:10-13, 24:17; Job 22:6, 24:3, 24:9; Proverbs 20:16, 22:27; Ezekiel 18:7, 18:16; 33:15; Amos 2:8ReciprocalDeuteronomy 24:13 - deliver; Job 24:7 - the naked; Proverbs 27:13 - General; 29:13 - meet; Ezekiel 22:12 - thou hast; Luke 6:30 - and Verse 27when he criethExodus 2:23, 2:24; Psalm 34:6, 72:12; Isaiah 19:20 for I am graciousExodus 34:6; 2 Chronicles 30:9; Psalm 86:15, 136:10, 136:11ReciprocalGenesis 21:17 - heard; Deuteronomy 24:6 - shall take; 24:13 - deliver; 24:17 - nor take; Job 24:7 - the naked; 24:12 - groan; Proverbs 20:16 - Take his; 22:27 - General; Isaiah 5:7 - a cry; Ezekiel 33:15 - restore; Amos 2:8 - laid; Luke 6:30 - and; James 5:4 - the cries Verse 28the godsor, judges, Exodus 22:8, 22:9; Psalm 32:6, 82:1-7, 138:1; John 10:34, 10:35 nor curseExodus 21:17; 1 Samuel 24:6, 24:10, 26:9; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Acts 23:3, 23:5; Romans 13:2-7; Titus 3:1, 3:2; 1 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 2:10; Jude 1:8ReciprocalExodus 12:12 - gods; 21:6 - the judges; 1 Samuel 28:13 - gods ascending; 2 Samuel 16:5 - cursed; 16:9 - curse; 19:21 - Shall not; 1 Kings 2:9 - hold him; 21:10 - Thou didst blaspheme; Job 34:18 - General; Psalm 82:6 - General; Isaiah 8:21 - curse Verse 29shalt not delayExodus 23:16, 23:19; Deuteronomy 26:2-10; 2 Kings 4:42; 2 Chronicles 31:5; Proverbs 3:9, 3:10; Ezekiel 20:40; Micah 7:1; Matthew 6:33; Romans 8:23; James 1:18 the first of thy ripe fruitsHeb. thy fulnessliquorsHeb. tear. the firstbornExodus 13:2, 13:12, 34:19ReciprocalLeviticus 2:12 - the oblation; 19:23 - uncircumcised; 23:10 - and shall; 23:17 - the firstfruits; Numbers 3:13 - Because; 18:12 - the firstfruits; 18:13 - whatsoever; 18:15 - openeth; Deuteronomy 18:4 - firstfruit; 26:10 - And thou; Jeremiah 2:3 - the firstfruits; Ezekiel 44:30 - all the firstfruits; 48:14 - they shall; Matthew 1:25 - she; Luke 2:23 - Every; Romans 11:16 - if the firstfruit Verse 30LikewiseDeuteronomy 15:19 seven daysLeviticus 22:27ReciprocalExodus 13:2 - Sanctify; Leviticus 19:23 - uncircumcised; 27:26 - which Verse 31holyExodus 19:5, 19:6; Leviticus 11:45, 19:2; Deuteronomy 14:21; 1 Peter 1:15, 1:16 neitherLeviticus 17:15, 17:16, 20:25, 22:8; Deuteronomy 14:21; Ezekiel 4:14, 44:31; Acts 10:14, 15:20ReciprocalGenesis 31:39 - torn of; Leviticus 7:24 - beast; 11:40 - eateth; Ezra 7:26 - whether it be; 9:2 - the holy seed