New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 22:4-16

4IfH518 whatH1591 he stoleH1591 is actuallyH4672 foundH4672 aliveH2416 in his 1possessionH3027, whetherH4480 an oxH7794 orH5704 a donkeyH2543 orH5704 a sheepH7716, 2he shall payH7999 doubleH8147.

5“IfH3588 someoneH376 lets a fieldH7704 orH176 vineyardH3754 be grazedH1197 bare and letsH7971 his animalH1165 looseH7971 so that it grazesH1197 in anotherH312 person’sH312 fieldH7704, he shall makeH7999 restitutionH7999 from the bestH4315 of his own fieldH7704 and the bestH4315 of his own vineyardH3754.

6“IfH3588 a fireH784 breaksH3318 outH3318 and spreadsH4672 toH4672 thornH6975 bushesH6975, and stackedH1430 grain orH176 the standingH7054 grainH7054 orH176 the fieldH7704 itself is consumedH398, the one who startedH1197 the fireH1200 mustH7999 makeH7999 restitutionH7999.

7“3IfH3588 someoneH376 givesH5414 his neighborH7453 moneyH3701 orH176 goodsH3627 to keepH8104 for him and it is stolenH1589 from the 4neighbor’sH376 houseH1004, ifH518 the thiefH1590 is 5caughtH4672, then the thief shall payH7999 doubleH8147. 8IfH518 the thiefH1590 is not 6caughtH4672, then the ownerH1167 of the houseH1004 shall 7appearH7126 beforeH413 8 9the judgesH430, to determine whetherH518 H3808 he 10laidH7971 his handsH3027 on his neighbor’sH7453 propertyH4399. 9For everyH3605 11breachH6588 ofH6588 trustH6588, whether it is for oxH7794, for donkeyH2543, for sheepH7716, for clothingH8008, or for anyH3605 lostH9 thingH9 about whichH834 one saysH559, ‘ThisH2088 is it,’ the 12caseH1697 of bothH8147 parties shall comeH935 beforeH5704 13 14the judgesH430; he whomH834 15the judgesH430 condemnH7561 shall payH7999 doubleH8147 to his neighborH7453.

10“IfH3588 someoneH376 givesH5414 his neighborH7453 a donkeyH2543, an oxH7794, a sheepH7716, orH176 anyH3605 animalH929 to keepH8104 for him, and it diesH4191 orH176 is injuredH7665 orH176 is drivenH7617 awayH7617 while noH369 oneH369 is lookingH7200, 11an 16oathH7621 before the LordH3068 shall be 17takenH1961 by the twoH8147 of them 18that he has not 19laidH7971 a handH3027 on his neighbor’sH7453 propertyH4399; and its ownerH1167 shall acceptH3947 it, and he shall not be compelled to makeH7999 restitutionH7999. 12But ifH518 it is actuallyH1589 stolenH1589 from him, he shall makeH7999 restitutionH7999 to its ownerH1167. 13IfH518 it is all tornH2963 toH2963 piecesH2963, have him bringH935 it as evidenceH5707; he shall not be compelled to makeH7999 restitutionH7999 for what has been tornH2966 to pieces.

14“And ifH3588 someoneH376 20borrowsH7592 an animal from his neighborH7453, and it is injuredH7665 orH176 diesH4191 while its ownerH1167 is not with it, he shall makeH7999 fullH7999 restitutionH7999. 15IfH518 its ownerH1167 is with it, the borrower shall not be compelled to makeH7999 restitutionH7999. IfH518 it is hiredH7916, it 21cameH935 by its hireH7939.

16“22IfH3588 a manH376 seducesH6601 a virginH1330 whoH834 is not 23betrothedH781 and sleepsH7901 with her, he must payH4117 aH4117 24dowryH4117 for her to be his wifeH802.

Notes

1. Exodus 22:4 Lit hand ↩
2. Exodus 22:4 Ex 22:7 ↩
3. Exodus 22:7 Lev 6:1-7 ↩
4. Exodus 22:7 Lit man’s ↩
5. Exodus 22:7 Lit found ↩
6. Exodus 22:8 Lit found ↩
7. Exodus 22:8 Lit approach to ↩
8. Exodus 22:8 Or God ↩
9. Exodus 22:8 Ex 22:9; Deut 17:8, 9; 19:17 ↩
10. Exodus 22:8 Lit stretched his hand ↩
11. Exodus 22:9 Or matter of wrongdoing ↩
12. Exodus 22:9 Lit matter ↩
13. Exodus 22:9 Or God ↩
14. Exodus 22:9 Ex 22:8, 28; Deut 25:1 ↩
15. Exodus 22:9 Or God ↩
16. Exodus 22:11 Heb 6:16 ↩
17. Exodus 22:11 Lit between the two ↩
18. Exodus 22:11 Lit if ↩
19. Exodus 22:11 Lit reached out his hand ↩
20. Exodus 22:14 Lit asks ↩
21. Exodus 22:15 I.e., the fee covers the loss ↩
22. Exodus 22:16 Deut 22:28, 29 ↩
23. Exodus 22:16 A betrothed couple was considered legally married, but did not yet live together ↩
24. Exodus 22:16 I.e., bride-price ↩