New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 22:1-6

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.

5“IfH3588someoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376lets a fieldH7704orH176vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754be grazedH1197bareand letsH7971his animalבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.roH1165looseH7971so that it grazesH1197in anotherH312person’sאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312fieldH7704,he shall makeH7999restitutionH7999from the bestמֵיטַ֥בmei.TavH4315of his own fieldH7704and the bestוּמֵיטַ֥בu.mei.TavH4315of his own vineyardכַּרְמ֖וֹkar.MoH3754.

6“IfH3588a fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784breaksH3318outH3318and spreadsוּמָצְאָ֤הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672toיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672thornH6975bushesH6975,and stackedגָּדִ֔ישׁga.DishH1430grain orH176the standingהַקָּמָ֖הha.ka.MahH7054grainH7054orH176the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704itselfis consumedוְנֶאֱכַ֣לve.ne.'e.KhalH398,the one who startedהַמַּבְעִ֖רha.mav.'IrH1197the fireהַבְּעֵרָֽה׃ סha.be.'e.RahH1200mustשַׁלֵּ֣םsha.LemH7999makeיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999.

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