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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation.

Context of Exodus 22:14

12But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner. 13If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall bring in the remains as evidence and shall not be required to pay for the torn animal. “If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution. 15But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss. 16“If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall 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 how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed.
• Deuteronomy 23:19Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.
• Nehemiah 5:4Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
• Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
• Matthew 5:42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
• Exodus 22:11the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required.
• Exodus 21:34the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.
• Leviticus 24:18Anyone who takes the life of someone’s animal must make restitution—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

• Book
• 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