“If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man's house, then, if the thief is found, (A)he shall pay double. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

10 “If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep safe, and it dies or is injured or is driven away, without anyone seeing it, 11 (B)an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution. 12 But if (C)it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. 13 If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.

14 “If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution. 15 If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.[a]

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  1. Exodus 22:15 Or it is reckoned in (Hebrew comes into) its hiring fee

“When a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and it’s stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if found, is to repay double. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house is to appear before the judges[a] to see[b] whether or not the thief took[c] his neighbor’s property.

“In every ownership dispute[d] involving an ox, donkey, sheep, garment, or anything that is lost where a person says, ‘This is mine,’[e] the case between the two of them is to come before the judges,[f] and the one that the judges[g] declare guilty is to repay double to his neighbor.

10 “When a man gives a donkey, ox, sheep, or any animal to his neighbor for safe keeping, and it dies or is injured or is driven away when no one is looking, 11 the two of them are to take an oath in the Lord’s presence that the accused[h] has not taken[i] his neighbor’s property. Its owner is to accept this, and the neighbor[j] is not to make restitution. 12 But if it was actually stolen from him, the neighbor[k] is to make restitution to its owner. 13 If it was torn to pieces, let the neighbor[l] bring the remains[m] as evidence, and he is not to make restitution for what was torn apart.

14 “When a man borrows[n] an animal from his neighbor, and it’s injured or dies while its owner was not with it, he is certainly to make restitution. 15 If its owner was with it, he is not to make restitution. If it was hired, its fee covers the loss.”[o]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:8 Or God
  2. Exodus 22:8 The Heb. lacks to see
  3. Exodus 22:8 Lit. not he laid his hands on
  4. Exodus 22:9 Lit. matter of transgression
  5. Exodus 22:9 Lit. This is it
  6. Exodus 22:9 Or God
  7. Exodus 22:9 Or God
  8. Exodus 22:11 Lit. that he
  9. Exodus 22:11 Lit. not laid his hands on
  10. Exodus 22:11 Lit. he
  11. Exodus 22:12 Lit. he
  12. Exodus 22:13 Lit. him
  13. Exodus 22:13 Lit. bring it
  14. Exodus 22:14 Lit. asks
  15. Exodus 22:15 Lit. its fee comes; i.e. the fee compensates the owner for the loss