Exodus 22:14

Exodus 22:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
• New International Version (NIV)“If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation.

Context of Exodus 22:14

12But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. 13If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn. "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution. 15If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee. 16"If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.

Exodus 22:14 word by word

וְכִֽי־יִשְׁאַ֥ל אִ֛ישׁ מֵעִ֥ם רֵעֵ֖הוּ וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ר אוֹ־מֵ֑ת בְּעָלָ֥יו אֵין־עִמּ֖וֹ שַׁלֵּ֥ם יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• borrowשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and it be hurtשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• or dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• the ownerבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
• not with itעִם‛im · withH5973
• he shall surelyשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999

Cross-references for Exodus 22:14

• Deuteronomy 15:2And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the Lord's release has been proclaimed.
• Deuteronomy 23:19"You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest.
• Nehemiah 5:4And there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards.
• Psalms 37:21The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
• Matthew 5:42Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
• Exodus 22:11an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.
• Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his.
• Leviticus 24:18Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life.

Commentaries on Exodus 22:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15In cases involving loss of property, the responsible person had to pay compensation equal to the value of what was lost. If the person had actually stolen the property, the compensation was multiplied (22:1, 4, 7). Where there was a question of responsibility, the parties were to appear before God for adjudication (22:8). The means by which the judgment was reached is not reported.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep--The law respects the theft of cattle which constituted the chief part of their property. The penalty for the theft of a sheep which was slain or sold, was fourfold; for an ox fivefold, because of its greater utility in labor; but, should the stolen animal have been recovered alive, a double compensation was all that was required, because it was presumable he (the thief) was not a practised adept in dishonesty…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:14

• Borrowing
• Debtor
• Hire
• Property
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Book
• Cause
• Curse
• Feed
• God
• Put
• Restore
• Revile
• Theft
• Torn

Commentaries on Exodus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings