Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 22:1-4

1If a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376shall stealיִגְנֹֽב־yig.nov-H1589an oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,or a sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,and killוּטְבָח֖וֹu.te.va.ChoH2873it, or sellמְכָר֑וֹme.kha.RoH4376it; he shall restoreיְשַׁלֵּם֙ye.sha.LemH7999fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568oxenבָקָ֗רva.KarH1241for an oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794,and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702sheepצֹ֖אןtzonH6629for a sheepהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.

2If a thiefהַגַּנָּ֖בha.ga.NavH1590be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672breaking upבַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶתba.mach.Te.retH4290,and be smittenוְהֻכָּ֣הve.hu.KahH5221that he dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, there shallno bloodH1818be shed for him.

3If the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121be risenזָרְחָ֥הza.re.ChahH2224upon him, there shall bebloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818shed for him; forhe should make fullH7999restitutionH7999;if he have nothing, then he shall be soldוְנִמְכַּ֖רve.nim.KarH4376for his theftH1591.

4If the theftהַגְּנֵבָ֗הha.ge.ne.VahH1591be certainlyהִמָּצֵא֩hi.ma.Tze'H4672foundתִמָּצֵ֨אti.ma.Tze'H4672in his handבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,whether it be oxמִשּׁ֧וֹרmi.ShorH7794,or donkeyחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2543,or sheepשֶׂ֖הsehH7716;he shall restoreH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147.

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