For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
Ver. 9. Before the judges.] Heb., The gods: so judges are called, if good especially. Psa 82:6 And the seat of judicature is called the holy place. Ecc 8:10