New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 22:8-11

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, to determinewhetherאִם־'im-H518 H3808helaidשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971his handsיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027on his neighbor’sH7453propertyבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399.

9For everyH3605breachH6588ofH6588trustH6588, 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-H3588someoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376givesיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414his neighborH7453a donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543,an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,a sheepשֶׂ֛הsehH7716,orH176anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929to keepלִשְׁמֹ֑רlish.MorH8104for him,and it diesוּמֵ֛תu.MetH4191orH176is injuredנִשְׁבַּ֥רnish.BarH7665orH176is drivenH7617awayH7617while noH369oneH369is lookingרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200,

11anoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621before the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall betakenתִּהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961by the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them that he has notlaidשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971a handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027on his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453propertyבִּמְלֶ֣אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399;and its ownerH1167shall acceptוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947it, and he shall not be compelled tomakeיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999.

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