Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 22:4-9

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.

5If a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376shall cause a fieldH7704or vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754to be eatenH1197,and shall putוְשִׁלַּח֙ve.shi.LachH7971in his beastבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.roH1165,and shall feedH1197in another man’sאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312fieldH7704;of the bestמֵיטַ֥בmei.TavH4315of his own fieldH7704,and of the bestוּמֵיטַ֥בu.mei.TavH4315of his own vineyardכַּרְמ֖וֹkar.MoH3754,shall he make restitutionH7999.

6If fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784break outתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318,and catchH4672in thornsקֹצִים֙ko.TzimH6975,so that the stacks of sheavesגָּדִ֔ישׁga.DishH1430,or the standing grainהַקָּמָ֖הha.ka.MahH7054,or the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,be consumedוְנֶאֱכַ֣לve.ne.'e.KhalH398therewith;he that kindledהַמַּבְעִ֖רha.mav.'IrH1197the fireהַבְּעֵרָֽה׃ סha.be.'e.RahH1200shall surelyH7999make restitutionH7999.

7If a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shall deliverיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414unto his neighbourH7453moneyכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701or stuffכֵלִים֙khe.LimH3627to keepלִשְׁמֹ֔רlish.MorH8104,and it be stolenוְגֻנַּ֖בve.gu.NavH1589out of the man’sהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376houseH1004;if the thiefH1590be foundH4672,let him payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

8If the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590be notH3808foundיִמָּצֵא֙yi.ma.Tze'H4672,then the masterבַּֽעַל־ba.'al-H1167of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall be broughtוְנִקְרַ֥בve.nik.RavH7126unto the judgesH430, to seewhether he have putשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027unto his neighbour’sH7453goodsבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399.

9For all mannerדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of trespassפֶּ֡שַׁעPe.sha'H6588, whether it befor oxH7794,for donkeyH2543,for sheepH7716,for raimentשַׂלְמָ֜הsal.MahH8008, orfor any manner of lost thingאֲבֵדָ֗ה'a.ve.DahH9, which anotherchallengethיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559to be his, the causeדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of both partiesשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147shall comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935before the judgesהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andwhom the judgesאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shall condemnיַרְשִׁיעֻן֙yar.shi.'UnH7561,he shall payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147unto his neighbourH7453.

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