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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
• 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.

Context of Exodus 22:14

12But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. 13If it is all torn to pieces, have him bring it as evidence; he shall not be compelled to make restitution for what has been torn to pieces. “And if someone borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution. 15If its owner is with it, the borrower shall not be compelled to make restitution. If it is hired, it came by its hire. 16“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

Exodus 22:14 word by word

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

• And ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• someoneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• borrowsשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• from his neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and it is injuredשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• diesמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• while its ownerבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
• is not with it, he shall makeשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999

Cross-references for Exodus 22:14

• Deuteronomy 15:2And this is the regulation for the release of debts: every creditor is to forgive what he has loaned to his neighbor; he shall not require it of his neighbor and his brother, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.
• Deuteronomy 23:19“You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest.
• Nehemiah 5:4There also were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.
• Psalms 37:21The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.
• Matthew 5:42Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to 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 Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
• Exodus 22:11an oath before the Lord shall be taken by the two of them that he has not laid a hand on his neighbor’s property; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not be compelled to make restitution.
• Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.
• Leviticus 24:18But the one who takes the life of an animal shall make restitution, 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