New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 22:5-15

5“IfH3588a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376lets a fieldH7704orH176vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754be grazedH1197bareand letsH7971his animalבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.roH1165looseH7971so that it grazesH1197in anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312man’s fieldH7704,he shall makeH7999restitutionH7999from the bestמֵיטַ֥בmei.TavH4315of his own fieldH7704and the bestוּמֵיטַ֥בu.mei.TavH4315of his own vineyardכַּרְמ֖וֹkar.MoH3754.

6“IfH3588a fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784breaksתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318out and spreadsH4672to thornH6975bushesH6975,so that stackedגָּדִ֔ישׁga.DishH1430grain orH176the standingהַקָּמָ֖הha.ka.MahH7054grainH7054orH176the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704itselfis consumedוְנֶאֱכַ֣לve.ne.'e.KhalH398,he who startedהַמַּבְעִ֖רha.mav.'IrH1197the fireהַבְּעֵרָֽה׃ סha.be.'e.RahH1200shall surelyשַׁלֵּ֣םsha.LemH7999makeיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999.

7“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376givesיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414his neighborH7453moneyכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176goodsכֵלִים֙khe.LimH3627to keepלִשְׁמֹ֔רlish.MorH8104for himand it is stolenוְגֻנַּ֖בve.gu.NavH1589from the man’sהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376houseH1004,ifH518the thiefH1590iscaughtH4672,he shall payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590is notcaughtיִמָּצֵא֙yi.ma.Tze'H4672,then the ownerבַּֽעַל־ba.'al-H1167of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallappearוְנִקְרַ֥בve.nik.RavH7126beforeאֶל־'el-H413the judgesH430, todetermine whetherאִם־'im-H518 H3808helaidשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971his handsיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027on his neighbor’sH7453propertyבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399.

9For everyH3605breachH6588of trustH6588, whether it isfor oxH7794,for donkeyH2543,for sheepH7716,for clothingשַׂלְמָ֜הsal.MahH8008, orfor anyH3605lostH9thingאֲבֵדָ֗ה'a.ve.DahH9about whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834one saysיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, ‘Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is it,’ thecaseH1697of bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147parties shall comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935beforeעַ֚ד'adH5704the judgesהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;he whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the judgesאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430condemnיַרְשִׁיעֻן֙yar.shi.'UnH7561shall payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147to his neighborH7453.

10“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376givesיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414his neighborH7453a donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543,an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,a sheepשֶׂ֛הsehH7716,orH176anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929to keepלִשְׁמֹ֑רlish.MorH8104for him,and it diesוּמֵ֛תu.MetH4191orH176is hurtנִשְׁבַּ֥רnish.BarH7665orH176is drivenH7617awayH7617while noH369oneH369is lookingרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200,

11anoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621before the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall be madeתִּהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961by the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them that he has notlaidשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971handsיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027on his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453propertyבִּמְלֶ֣אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399;and its ownerH1167shall acceptוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947it,and he shall not makeיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

12But ifH518it is actuallyגָּנֹ֥בga.NoH1589stolenיִגָּנֵ֖בyi.ga.NevH1589from him, he shall makeיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ פye.sha.LemH7999to its ownerלִבְעָלָֽיו׃liv.'a.LavH1167.

13Ifאִם־'im-H518it is all tornטָרֹ֥ףta.RofH2963to piecesיִטָּרֵ֖ףyi.ta.RefH2963,let him bringיְבִאֵ֣הוּye.vi.'E.huH935it as evidenceעֵ֑ד'EdH5707;he shall not makeH7999restitutionH7999for whatH2966has been tornהַטְּרֵפָ֖הha.te.re.FahH2966to pieces.

14“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376borrowsיִשְׁאַ֥לyish.'AlH7592anythingfrom his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,and it is injuredוְנִשְׁבַּ֣רve.nish.BarH7665orאוֹ־'ov-H176diesמֵ֑תMetH4191while its ownerH1167is not with it, he shall makeיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999fullשַׁלֵּ֥םsha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

15Ifאִם־'im-H518its ownerבְּעָלָ֥יוbe.'a.LavH1167is with it, he shall not makeיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionH7999;ifאִם־'im-H518it is hiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916,it cameבָּ֖אba'H935for its hireבִּשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ סbis.kha.RoH7939.

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