Exodus 22:9

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For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, 'This is mine,' the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

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Egypt was the land of Israel’s former slavery, from which the Lord delivered them before giving these covenant laws at Sinai. That redemption forms the background for Exodus 22:9: Israel’s courts were to handle disputed property claims with justice under God’s authority, unlike the oppression they had known.

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Exodus 22:9 mentions Egypt.

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