Exodus Chapter 22 verse 2 Holy Bible
If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.
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If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.
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If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.
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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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If a thief shall be found breaking through, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
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If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
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`If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - If a thief be found breaking up. Rather, "Breaking in" - i.e., making forcible entry into a house. The ordinary mode of "breaking in" seems to have been by a breach in the wall. Hence the word here used, which is derived from khathar, "to dig." There shall no blood be shed for him. Rather, "the blood-feud shall not lie upon him" - i.e., the avenger of blood shall not be entitled to proceed against his slayer. The principle here laid down has had the sanction of Solon, of the Roman law, and of the law of England. It rests upon the probability that those who break into a house by night bare a murderous intent, or at least have the design, if occasion arise, to commit murder.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) If a thief be found breaking up.--Rather, breaking in: i.e., making forcible entry into a dwelling-house. Most codes agree with the Mosaic in allowing the inmates of the house to resist such an attempt if made at night, and to shed the blood of the burglar, if necessary. He may be considered as having dissolved the "social compact," and converted himself from a fellow-citizen into a public enemy. A murderous intent on his part may be suspected.
