Exodus 22:8
Exodus 22:7-8 The Message (MSG)
“If someone gives a neighbor money or things for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double. If the thief is not caught, the owner must be brought before God to determine whether the owner was the one who took the neighbor’s goods.
Exodus 22:8 King James Version (KJV)
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
Exodus 22:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, to determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor’s property.
Exodus 22:8 New Century Version (NCV)
But if the thief is never found, the owner of the house must make a promise before God that he has not stolen his neighbor’s things.
Exodus 22:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.
Exodus 22:8 New International Version (NIV)
But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property.
Exodus 22:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.
Exodus 22:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall appear before the judges [who act in God’s name], to determine whether or not he had stolen his neighbor’s goods.