Leviticus 19:11-15 You shall not steal, you shall not deny falsely, and you shall not lie to one another. You shall not swear falsely by My Name, thereby desecrating the Name of your G-d--I Am Hashem. You shall not cheat your fellow and you shall not rob; a worker's wage shall not remain with you overnight until morning. You shall not curse the deaf, and you shall not place a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your G-d--I Am Hashem. You shall not commit a perversion of Justice; you shall not favor the poor and you shall not honor the great; with righteousness shall you judge your fellow.
Stealing is not a capital crime, but "stealing" people is--kidnapping in order to sell for ransom is a capital crime, for this is like selling someone into slavery; abducting an innocent person against his will. But stealing property is not punishable by death. One who steals his fellow's possession will repay what he stole in full, and this will be for the most lenient judgement. For the thief should also pay a fine, thus returning twice the value of what he took, that he should suffer for his crime. And if a thief cannot afford to pay, according to his judgement, then he will serve as a prisoner of the government. The thief who had robbed his people, will be forced to serve them--and this is Just. Should the amount be too great to repay, or should the judge decide to punish him further for a severe or repeated crime, then the thief will work to undo his wrongs, and will serve the government to repay his debt to society. This is the type of slavery that will be permitted in Israel--the slavery of a prisoner.
He will be provided with food and shelter, and will have the rights of a slave, as are Described in the Torah. But he will serve his government without pay (although he will not be sent away empty handed), for he is in debt to society. He will serve according to his term, or until the fiftieth year, the year of jubilee, when all "slaves" are freed. But he will not live in a prison, although he is a prisoner, for he will be free to take (or keep) a wife and raise a family, although he will live like a slave until the term of his sentence has ended. Yet if his crime should be severe or he should steal even while he's a prisoner, then he will live in a cage and serve his term in chains, since he cannot be trusted to act freely.
But if a person steals by force and physically harms another person, then he will be punished according to his crime. If he is a thief and has committed an armed, or violent, robbery, then this is intentional, and the harm that he inflicts cannot be excused. Just as a person who attacks his fellow with guile, so will he be tried. And if a person should cheat his fellow, then he will have embezzled his fellow's possession and will be tried as a thief. Should he swear falsely by G-d's Name, thus desecrating the Name of Hashem in order to perpetrate a crime of thievery by breaking a vow, then he will have stolen his fellow's possession and "stolen" the Name of G-d. This is a severe crime and will be tried in severity.
The Order of Justice will not be perverted for the sake of the poor or the rich; it will be equal for all people. A criminal will be tried in righteousness, according to the Rule of Justice. A poor person will not find it profitable to steal because he is poor and thinks he will be forgiven, and a rich person will not find it profitable to steal because he can afford to pay the fine and has the power to cover up his sin. "You shall not curse the deaf, and you shall not place a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your G-d--I Am Hashem." The poor person will not be disgraced because he is poor and the rich person will not be abused because he is rich. Each one will be punished according to his crime; they will not be judged according to their position.
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