“If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Exodus 22 contains 31 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.