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Exodus 22:6
New English Translation
Exodus 22:6
New English Translation
6 “If a fire breaks out and spreads to[a] thorn bushes,[b] so that stacked grain or standing grain or the whole field is consumed, the one who started[c] the fire must surely make restitution.
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- Exodus 22:6 tn Heb “if a fire goes out and finds”; NLT “if a fire gets out of control.”
- Exodus 22:6 sn Thorn bushes were used for hedges between fields, but thorn bushes also burned easily, making the fire spread rapidly.
- Exodus 22:6 tn This is a Hiphil participle of the verb “to burn, kindle” used substantivally. This is the one who caused the fire, whether by accident or not.
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