Exodus 22:8 - Exposition

If the thief be not found .—It is not clear what was to be done in this case. Kalisch supposes that it came under the law of the oath ( Exodus 22:10 ), and that if the man entrusted with the deposit swore that he had not embezzled it, he was let go free. But as stolen cattle were to be compensated for to the owner ( Exodus 22:12 ), it would seem to be more consistent that stolen money or chattels should also have been made good.