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 was stolen from him, he will pay its owner. 13If it is torn in pieces, then he will bring it for evidence, and he will not have to pay for what was torn. “If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt or dies when its owner was not with it, the man who borrowed it will surely pay. 15If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it. 16“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• borrowשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and it be hurtשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• or dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• the ownerבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
• not with itעִם‛im · withH5973
• he shall surelyשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999

Cross-references for Exodus 22:14

• Deuteronomy 15:2This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as “the Lord’s cancellation of debts.”
• Deuteronomy 23:19You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.
• Nehemiah 5:4Then there were those who said, “We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.
• Psalms 37:21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
• Matthew 5:42Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
• Exodus 22:11then there will be an oath to the Lord between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.
• Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit must repay the loss. He must give money to its owner, and the dead animal will become his.
• Leviticus 24:18One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, 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

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• 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