Exodus 22:2
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If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
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But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed
For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.
They were banished from among men, shouted down like thieves,
When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.