But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God, who will determine if he stole the property.

若找不到贼，那家主必就近审判官，要看看他拿了原主的物件没有。

若找不到贼，这家的主人就要到审判官那里，声明自己没有伸手拿邻舍的物件。

若找不到贼，这家的主人就要到审判官那里，声明自己没有伸手拿邻舍的物件。

倘若没捉到盗贼，邻居就要到审判官那里证明自己没有偷拿。

如果找不到窃贼，那家主必要到审判官（“审判官”原文作“神”）那里，查明他有没有下手拿去邻舍的财物。

若找不到賊，那家主必就近審判官，要看看他拿了原主的物件沒有。

若找不到賊，這家的主人就要到審判官那裏，聲明自己沒有伸手拿鄰舍的物件。

若找不到賊，這家的主人就要到審判官那裏，聲明自己沒有伸手拿鄰舍的物件。

倘若沒捉到盜賊，鄰居就要到審判官那裡證明自己沒有偷拿。

如果找不到竊賊，那家主必要到審判官（“審判官”原文作“神”）那裡，查明他有沒有下手拿去鄰舍的財物。

賊若不被找到，那家主就必須被帶到官長面前、去查明他有沒有下手拿鄰舍的物件。

若盜弗獲、則家主必詣上帝前、擬其果取人之財物否、

如弗能獲、則解受托之人於士師、察其果取人物與否。

若不獲盜、則當使代守之家主、至士師前、詰問曾取人之物否、

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.

But suppose the thief is not found. Then the neighbor must go to the judges. They will decide whether the neighbor has stolen the other person’s property.

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

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.

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.

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.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

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.

If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

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.

“ Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.

If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life.

“ You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.

God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:

then both the accuser and accused must appear before the Lord by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time.The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite,

“ Suppose there is a dispute between two people who both claim to own a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or any lost property. Both parties must come before God, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double compensation to the other.

Then David said,“ From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.

“ Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide— for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the Lord your God will choose,and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict.