He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.

And he shall restore the lamb four-fold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'

And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.

He shall restore the sheep fourfold, because he did this word, and he did not take pity."

Fourfold - The exact number prescribed by the Law (see the marginal references), and acted upon by Zaccheus. The Septuagint has "sevenfold," as in Proverbs 6:31.

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,.... Which was according to the law in Exodus 22:1; but Kimchi thinks, because the word is of the dual number, it signifies double the number, and that the sentence was to restore eight lambs, because he being a rich man stole from the poor man; so Mr. Weemse (s) renders it, twice four, twice as much as was commanded in the law; for the Hebrews, he observes, double in the dual number till they come to seven:
because he did this thing; committed this theft:
and because he had no pity; on the poor man, but took his all. The Jews observe, that accordingly David was punished with the loss of four of his children, that which was born of Bathsheba, Ammon, Tamar, and Absalom; so most of the commentators, but Ben Gersom, instead of Tamar, has Adonijah.
(s) Of the Moral Law, l. 2. ch. 10. p. 252. Vid. Gusset. Ebr. Comment. p. 776.