Exodus 22:8

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

Note Or before God; also in verse 9

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
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.
KJV · King James Version
If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.
WEB · World English Bible
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.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

the judges
Exodus 22:28; Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 16:18; Deuteronomy 19:17, 18; 1 Chronicles 23:4; Psalm 82:1