Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 22:7-13

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.

10If a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376deliverיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414unto his neighbourH7453a donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543,or an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,or a sheepשֶׂ֛הsehH7716,or any beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֑רlish.MorH8104;and it dieוּמֵ֛תu.MetH4191,or be hurtנִשְׁבַּ֥רnish.BarH7665,or driven awayנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617,no man seeingרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200it:

11Thenshall an oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068be between them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147,that he hath not putשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027unto his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453goodsבִּמְלֶ֣אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399;and the ownerH1167of it shall acceptוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947thereof, and he shall not make itgoodH7999.

12And if it be stolenH1589from him, he shall make restitutionH7999unto the ownerלִבְעָלָֽיו׃liv.'a.LavH1167thereof.

13If it be torn in piecesH2963, thenlet him bringיְבִאֵ֣הוּye.vi.'E.huH935it forwitnessעֵ֑ד'EdH5707, andhe shall not make goodH7999that which was tornהַטְּרֵפָ֖הha.te.re.FahH2966.

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