Translations:Are you allowed to use deadly force in defense of (mere) property?/18/en

So, you strike the guy and he’s dead. That’s it. But, [quoting Exod. 22:3] “if the sun has risen on him” so, in other words, if he survives – he’s knocked out cold -- but “the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account.” Now my assumption is that ...what people were saying is that … “well, no, if you can see him because it’s light out, then you can’t strike at him. In the dark it was one thing…” No, that’s not the point, because what does the rest of the verse say? “There will be bloodguiltiness on his account”... in other words, he committed a sin that has brought bloodguiltiness: he is a thief. “He shall surely make restitution. If he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.” Who’s the “his”? Who’s the “he”? It’s not the homeowner. It’s the thief. Because it says “he shall be sold for his theft.” So, there’s nothing here about the homeowner in trouble, at all, for doing anything. The point is, that if he lives, then there’s going to have to be dealing with his bloodguiltiness, he’s going to have to make restitution.