2Sa 12:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. The man-shall surely die ] Literally ben maveth , "he is a son of death," a very bad man , and one who deserves to die . But the law did not sentence a sheep-stealer to death; let us hear it: If a man steal an ox or a sheep, he shall restore FIVE OXEN for an ox, and FOUR SHEEP for a sheep , ; and hence David immediately says, He shall restore the lamb FOURFOLD .

‏ 2 Samuel 12:5

Verse 5. The man-shall surely die] Literally ben maveth, "he is a son of death," a very bad man, and one who deserves to die. But the law did not sentence a sheep-stealer to death; let us hear it: If a man steal an ox or a sheep, he shall restore FIVE OXEN for an ox, and FOUR SHEEP for a sheep, Ex 22:1; and hence David immediately says, He shall restore the lamb FOURFOLD.