Exodus 22:7-15

Expanded Bible

⁷ “Suppose a man gives his neighbor money or other things ·to keep for him [for safekeeping] and those things are stolen from the neighbor’s house. If the thief is caught, he must pay back twice as much as he stole. ⁸ But if the thief is never ·found [caught], the owner of the house must ·make a promise [^Lbe brought] before ·God [or the judges] that he has not ·stolen [^Lsent out his hand toward] his neighbor’s things.

⁹ “Suppose ·two men disagree about who owns something [^Lthere is a matter/report of transgression]—whether ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or something else that is lost. If each says, ‘This is mine,’ each man must bring his case ·to God [or before the judges]. ·God’s judges [^LGod; ^TThe judges; ^CHebrew: Elohim] will decide who is guilty, and that person must pay the other man twice as much as the object is worth.

¹⁰ “Suppose a man ·asks [^Lgives] his neighbor to ·keep [safeguard] his donkey, ox, sheep, or some other animal for him, and that animal dies, gets ·hurt [injured; ^Lbroken], or is taken away, without anyone seeing what happened. ¹¹ ·That neighbor must promise before the Lord [^LAn oath before God will decide] that he did not ·harm or kill [^Lsend his hand against] the other man’s animal, and the owner of the animal must accept ·his promise made before God [the oath]. The neighbor does not have to ·pay the owner for the animal [make restitution]. ¹² But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, ·he must pay the owner for it [restitutiton must be made to the owner]. ¹³ If wild animals killed it, the neighbor must bring ·the body [^Lit] as proof, and ·he will not have to pay for the animal that was killed [^Lrestitution will not be made for the torn-up remains].

¹⁴ “If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it gets ·hurt [injured; ^Lbroken] or dies while the owner is not there, the one who borrowed it must pay [^Lrestitution to] the owner for the animal. ¹⁵ But if the owner is with the animal, the one who borrowed it does not ·have to pay [make restitution]. If the animal was ·rented [hired], the ·rental [hiring] price covers the loss.