Exodus 22:2
If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- breaking
- Job 24:14; Job 30:5; Hosea 7:1; Joel 2:9; Matthew 6:19, 20; Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2
- no blood
- Numbers 35:27