Exodus 22:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 22:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 22:3 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 22:3 — KJV
“If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
— Exodus 22:3 (KJV)
Exodus 22:3 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 22:3
“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. revenging: Heb. vengeance”
Shares key themes with Exodus 22:3: blood, shed, should
“It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. it contemneth...: or, it is the rod of my son, it despiseth every tree”
Shares key themes with Exodus 22:3: shed, should, make
“Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 22:3: blood, shed, make
“And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 22:3: full, then, sold
“And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 22:3: shed, full, then
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