New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 22:8
8If the thief is not 1caught, then the owner of the house shall 2appear before 34the judges, to determine whether he 5laid his hands on his neighbor’s property.
Exodus 22:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
- New International Version (NIV)But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.
Context of Exodus 22:8
6“If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field itself is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution. 7“If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double. If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, to determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor’s property. 9For every breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any lost thing about which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before the judges; he whom the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor. 10“If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking,
Read all of Exodus 22Exodus 22:8 word by word
אִם־לֹ֤א יִמָּצֵא֙ הַגַּנָּ֔ב וְנִקְרַ֥ב בַּֽעַל־הַבַּ֖יִת אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים אִם־לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֛ח יָד֖וֹ בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת רֵעֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
- Ifאִם'im · ifH518
- the thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
- caughtמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- then the ownerבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- appearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
- beforeאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- the judgesאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- determine whetherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- laidשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
- his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- on his neighbor’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- propertyמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
Cross-references for Exodus 22:8
- Exodus 22:28“You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
- Exodus 21:6then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.
- Deuteronomy 16:18“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deuteronomy 19:17then both the men who have the dispute shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days.
- 1 Chronicles 23:4Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were officers and judges,
- Psalms 82:1God takes His stand in His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers.
Commentaries on Exodus 22:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Unto the judges - See Clarke's note on Exodus 21:6.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8It would appear that if the master of the house would clear himself of imputation, the loss of the pledged article fell upon its owner.Read the comment
- 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
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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
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