Translations:Are you allowed to use deadly force in defense of (mere) property?/23/en

1. "Bloodguilt," in Biblical law, is nowhere imputed for mere property crimes (crimes which never call for a death penalty). The Hebrew word used for property crime "guilt" is, rather, asham (אָשַׁם): Lev. 6:4, Num. 5:6. On the other hand, bloodguilt is imputed for death penalty crimes such negligent homicide or murder: Deut. 22:8; Judg. 9:24.