Exodus 22:14
If the owner is with the animal, the borrower does not need to pay. If it was rented, the payment covers the loss.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
KJV1611 – Modern English
If a man borrows anything from his neighbor and it is broken or dies, with its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And if a man{H376} borrow{H7592} aught of his neighbor,{H7453} and it be hurt,{H7665} or die,{H4191} the owner{H1167} thereof not being with it,{H5973} he shall surely{H7999} make restitution.{H7999}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And if a man{H376} borrow{H7592}{(H8799)} ought of his neighbour{H7453}, and it be hurt{H7665}{(H8738)}, or die{H4191}{(H8804)}, the owner{H1167} thereof being not with it{H5973}, he shall surely{H7999}{(H8763)} make it good{H7999}{(H8762)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
when a man boroweth oughte of his neghbour yf it be hurte or els dye, and yf the owner therof be not by, he shall make it good:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf a man borowe ought of his neghboure, and it be hurte, or dye, so that the owner therof be not by, then shall he make it good.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And if a man borow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els die, the owner thereof not being by, he shal surely make it good.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And if a man borowe ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els dye, and the owner therof be not by: he shall surely make it good.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if a man borrow [ought] of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof [being] not with it, he shall surely make [it] good.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And when a man doth ask `anything' from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died -- its owner not being with it -- he doth certainly repay;
American Standard Version (1901)
And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.
World English Bible (2000)
"If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt or dies when its owner was not with it, the man who borrowed it will surely pay.
Referenced Verses
- Exod 21:34 : 34 the owner of the pit must pay compensation; he must pay the owner of the animal, and the dead animal will become his.
- Exod 22:11 : 11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
- Lev 24:18 : 18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
- Deut 15:2 : 2 This is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall release what they have lent to their neighbor. They shall not demand payment from their neighbor or their relative, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.
- Deut 23:19-20 : 19 Do not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, for both are detestable to the LORD your God. 20 Do not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—whether on money, food, or anything that may earn interest.
- Neh 5:4 : 4 Still others were saying, 'We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.'
- Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
- Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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15 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride price for her and make her his wife.
- Exod 22:1-1313 verses85%
1 If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck and killed, there is no bloodguilt for his death.
2 If the sun has risen on him, there is bloodguilt for his death. He must pay restitution; and if he owns nothing, he shall be sold for his theft.
3 If what was stolen is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox, a donkey, or a sheep, he must pay back double.
4 If a man lets his animal graze in another's field or vineyard, and it feeds there, he must repay with the best of his own field or vineyard.
5 If a fire breaks out and catches on thorn bushes so that a stack of grain, standing grain, or a field is destroyed, the one who started the fire must make full compensation.
6 If a man gives silver or goods to his neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, if the thief is caught, he must pay back double.
7 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must present himself before God to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
8 In all cases of dishonest dealings, whether involving an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or anything lost that someone claims to be theirs, both parties must present their cases before God. The one whom God condemns must pay back double to the other.
9 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to take care of, and it dies, is injured, or is driven away while no one is watching,
10 the issue between them will be settled by an oath before the Lord that the neighbor has not taken the other’s property. The owner must accept this, and no restitution is required.
11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
12 If it was attacked and torn apart by a wild animal, the neighbor must provide evidence of this, but does not need to pay restitution for the torn animal.
13 If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies when its owner is not present, he must make restitution.
- Exod 21:34-363 verses79%
34 the owner of the pit must pay compensation; he must pay the owner of the animal, and the dead animal will become his.
35 If one man’s ox injures another’s ox so that it dies, they are to sell the live ox and divide the money, and they must also divide the dead animal.
36 However, if it was known that the ox was prone to goring in the past and its owner did not keep it confined, he must pay compensation—an ox for an ox—and the dead animal will be his.
- Lev 24:18-214 verses76%
18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
19 If anyone injures their neighbor, whatever they have done must be done to them.
20 Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.
21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.
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25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.
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4 Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.
- Exod 21:28-303 verses75%
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29 But if the ox has a habit of goring, and it has been known to its owner for some time but he has not kept it confined, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned, and its owner must also be put to death.
30 However, if a ransom is imposed on him, he must pay whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.
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1 If you see your brother's ox or sheep wandering off, do not ignore it. Be sure to return it to your brother.
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12 If the person is poor, do not keep their pledge overnight.
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31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay back sevenfold; he may have to give up all the wealth of his house.
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19 if the injured man is able to get up and walk around outside with a staff, the one who struck him shall be acquitted. Nevertheless, he must pay for the time lost and ensure the injured man is completely healed.
20 If a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, and the servant dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 However, if the servant survives for a day or two, the man shall not be punished, because the servant is his property.
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15 if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die.
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21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
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26 But if a man has no one to redeem it for him, and later he prospers and finds enough to redeem it,
27 he shall calculate the years since its sale, refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property.
28 But if he cannot afford to repay, what he sold will remain with the buyer until the Year of Jubilee; in the Jubilee it will be released, and he will return to his property.
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14 However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.
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7 If someone is caught kidnapping one of their fellow Israelites and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you.
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17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
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4 If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, you must certainly return it to him.
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28 Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go and come back, tomorrow I will give it,' when you already have it with you.