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Exodus 22

1If amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shallstealיִגְנֹֽב־yig.nov-H1589anoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794, or asheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716, andkillוּטְבָח֖וֹu.te.va.ChoH2873it, orsellמְכָר֑וֹme.kha.RoH4376it; he shallrestoreיְשַׁלֵּם֙ye.sha.LemH7999fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568oxenבָקָ֗רva.KarH1241for anoxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794, andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702sheepצֹ֖אןtzonH6629for asheepהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.

2If athiefהַגַּנָּ֖בha.ga.NavH1590shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672breakingthroughבַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶתba.mach.Te.retH4290, and besmittenוְהֻכָּ֣הve.hu.KahH5221that hedieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, there shall nobloodH1818be shed for him.

3If thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121shall haverisenזָרְחָ֥הza.re.ChahH2224upon him, there shall bebloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818shed for him; for he should makefullH7999restitutionH7999; if he have nothing, then he shall besoldוְנִמְכַּ֖רve.nim.KarH4376for histheftH1591.

4If thetheftהַגְּנֵבָ֗הha.ge.ne.VahH1591shall becertainlyהִמָּצֵא֩hi.ma.Tze'H4672foundתִמָּצֵ֨אti.ma.Tze'H4672in hishandבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, whether anoxמִשּׁ֧וֹרmi.ShorH7794, ordonkeyחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2543, orsheepשֶׂ֖הsehH7716; he shallrestoreH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147.

5If amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shall cause afieldH7704orvineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754to beeatenH1197, and shallputוְשִׁלַּח֙ve.shi.LachH7971in hisbeastבְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.roH1165, and shallfeedH1197in anotherman’sאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312fieldH7704; of thebestמֵיטַ֥בmei.TavH4315of his ownfieldH7704, and of thebestוּמֵיטַ֥בu.mei.TavH4315of his ownvineyardכַּרְמ֖וֹkar.MoH3754, shall he makerestitutionH7999.

6Iffireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784shall breakoutתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318, andcatchH4672inthornsקֹצִים֙ko.TzimH6975, so that the stacks ofgrainגָּדִ֔ישׁga.DishH1430, or the standinggrainהַקָּמָ֖הha.ka.MahH7054, or thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, shall beconsumedוְנֶאֱכַ֣לve.ne.'e.KhalH398; he thatkindledהַמַּבְעִ֖רha.mav.'IrH1197thefireהַבְּעֵרָֽה׃ סha.be.'e.RahH1200shallsurelyH7999makerestitutionH7999.

7If amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalldeliverיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414to hisneighbourH7453moneyכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoodsכֵלִים֙khe.LimH3627tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֔רlish.MorH8104, and it bestolenוְגֻנַּ֖בve.gu.NavH1589out of theman’sהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376houseH1004; if thethiefH1590shall befoundH4672, let himpayיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147.

8If thethiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590shallnotH3808befoundיִמָּצֵא֙yi.ma.Tze'H4672, then themasterבַּֽעַל־ba.'al-H1167of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall bebroughtוְנִקְרַ֥בve.nik.RavH7126to thejudgesH430, to see whether he hathputשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to hisneighbour’sH7453goodsבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399.

9For allmannerדְּבַר־de.var-H1697oftrespassפֶּ֡שַׁעPe.sha'H6588, whether it be foroxH7794, fordonkeyH2543, forsheepH7716, forraimentשַׂלְמָ֜הsal.MahH8008, or for any manner of lostthingאֲבֵדָ֗ה'a.ve.DahH9, which anotherchallengethיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559to be his, thecauseדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of bothpartiesשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147shallcomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935before thejudgesהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; and he whom thejudgesאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֻן֙yar.shi.'UnH7561, shallpayיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999doubleשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147to hisneighbourH7453.

10If amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalldeliverיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414to hisneighbourH7453adonkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543, or anoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794, or asheepשֶׂ֛הsehH7716, or anybeastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֑רlish.MorH8104; and it shalldieוּמֵ֛תu.MetH4191, or behurtנִשְׁבַּ֥רnish.BarH7665, or drivenawayנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617, no manseeingרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200it :

11Then shall anoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068be between thembothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147, that he hath notputשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453goodsבִּמְלֶ֣אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399; and theownerH1167of it shallacceptוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947of it, and he shall not makerestitutionH7999.

12And if it shall bestolenH1589from him, he shall makerestitutionH7999to theownerלִבְעָלָֽיו׃liv.'a.LavH1167of it.

13If it shall be torn inpiecesH2963, then let himbringיְבִאֵ֣הוּye.vi.'E.huH935it forwitnessעֵ֑ד'EdH5707, and he shall not makegoodH7999that which wastornהַטְּרֵפָ֖הha.te.re.FahH2966.

14And if amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shallborrowיִשְׁאַ֥לyish.'AlH7592any thing from hisneighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453, and it shall behurtוְנִשְׁבַּ֣רve.nish.BarH7665, ordieמֵ֑תMetH4191, theownerH1167of it being not withitH5973, he shallsurelyH7999make itgoodH7999.

15But if theownerבְּעָלָ֥יוbe.'a.LavH1167of it shall be with it, he shall not make itgoodיְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.LemH7999: if it be anhiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916thing, itcameבָּ֖אba'H935for hishireבִּשְׂכָרֽוֹ׃ סbis.kha.RoH7939.

16And if amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376shallenticeיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601amaidH1330that is notbetrothedאֹרָ֖שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781, andlieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, he shallsurelyמָהֹ֛רma.HorH4117endowיִמְהָרֶ֥נָּהyim.ha.Re.nahH4117her to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

17If herfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1shallutterlyמָאֵ֧ןma.'EnH3985refuseיְמָאֵ֛ןye.ma.'EnH3985togiveלְתִתָּ֣הּle.ti.TahH5414her to him, he shallpayיִשְׁקֹ֔לyish.KolH8254moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701according to thedowryכְּמֹ֖הַרke.Mo.harH4119ofvirginsהַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סha.be.tu.LotH1330.

18Thou shalt not allow awitchמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784toliveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.

19Whoeverliethשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901with abeastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

20He thatsacrificethזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076to anygodלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430,exceptבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068only, he shall be utterlydestroyedיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.

21Thou shalt neithervexתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238astrangerוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616, noroppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905him: for ye werestrangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Ye shall notafflictH6031anywidowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490, or fatherlesschildוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23IfH518thou shaltafflictעַנֵּ֥ה'a.NehH6031them in anywayתְעַנֶּ֖הte.'a.NehH6031, and theycryצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817atallיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817to me, I willsurelyשָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085theircryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818;

24And mywrathאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639shallburnוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734, and I willkillוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026you with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719; and yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802shall bewidowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490, and yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121fatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

25If thou shaltlendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to any of mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971that ispoorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041among you, thou shalt not be to him as amoney-lenderכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383, neither shalt thouchargeתְשִׂימ֥וּןte.si.MunH7760himinterestנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26If thou shalt atallH2254takeחָבֹ֥לcha.VolH2254thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453raimentשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008topledgeתַּחְבֹּ֖לtach.BolH2254, thou shaltdeliverתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725it to himbyעַד־'ad-H5704thesettingבֹּ֥אbo'H935of thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.

27For that is his onlycoveringכְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.toH3682, it is hisraimentשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071for hisskinלְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.RoH5785: what shall he sleepinיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901? and it shall come to pass, when hecriethיִצְעַ֣קyitz.'AkH6817to me, that I willhearוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085; for I amgraciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587.

28Thou shalt notrevileתְקַלֵּ֑לte.ka.LelH7043thejudgesאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, norcurseתָאֹֽר׃ta.'OrH779therulerוְנָשִׂ֥יאve.na.Si'H5387of thypeopleבְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971.

29Thou shalt notdelayתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309to offer the first of thy ripefruitsמְלֵאָתְךָ֥me.le.'a.te.KhaH4395, and of thyliquorsוְדִמְעֲךָ֖ve.dim.'a.KhaH1831: thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thysonsבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121shalt thougiveH5414to me.

30Likewiseכֵּֽן־ken-H3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with thyoxenלְשֹׁרְךָ֖le.sho.re.KhaH7794, and with thysheepלְצֹאנֶ֑ךָle.tzo.Ne.khaH6629:sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117it shall be with hisdamאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517; on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thou shaltgiveתִּתְּנוֹ־ti.te.nov-H5414it to me.

31And ye shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582to me: neither shall yeeatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyfleshוּבָשָׂ֨רu.va.SarH1320that is torn ofbeastsטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704; ye shallcastתַּשְׁלִכ֥וּןtash.li.KhunH7993it to thedogsלַכֶּ֖לֶבla.Ke.levH3611.

Commentaries on Exodus 22

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