New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 22:1-4

1“Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588someoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376stealsיִגְנֹֽב־yig.nov-H1589an oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orאוֹ־'ov-H176a sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716and slaughtersוּטְבָח֖וֹu.te.va.ChoH2873it orא֣וֹ'oH176sellsמְכָר֑וֹme.kha.RoH4376it, he shall payיְשַׁלֵּם֙ye.sha.LemH7999fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568oxenבָקָ֗רva.KarH1241for the oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702sheepצֹ֖אןtzonH6629for the sheepהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716--

2IfH518thethiefהַגַּנָּ֖בha.ga.NavH1590iscaughtיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672whilebreakingבַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶתba.mach.Te.retH4290inH4290and is struckוְהֻכָּ֣הve.hu.KahH5221so that he diesוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,thereH369willH369beH369noH369guiltH1818forH1818bloodshedH1818on his account.

3IfH518the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121has risenזָרְחָ֥הza.re.ChahH2224on him, there will beguiltH1818forH1818bloodshedH1818on his account--A thiefshall certainlyשַׁלֵּ֣םsha.LemH7999makeיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ סye.sha.LemH7999;ifH518he owns nothingאֵ֣ין'einH369, then he shall besoldוְנִמְכַּ֖רve.nim.KarH4376for his theftH1591.

4Ifאִֽם־'im-H518whatH1591he stoleH1591is actuallyהִמָּצֵא֩hi.ma.Tze'H4672foundתִמָּצֵ֨אti.ma.Tze'H4672aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416in hispossessionבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027,whetherH4480an oxמִשּׁ֧וֹרmi.ShorH7794orעַד־'ad-H5704a donkeyחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2543orעַד־'ad-H5704a sheepשֶׂ֖הsehH7716,he shall payH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147.

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