Exodus 22:11
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Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
In other translations
Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
Hebrew words
שְׁבֻעַתshevu'at[the] oath ofH7621יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068תִּהְיֶהtihyehit will beH1961בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996שְׁנֵיהֶםsheneihem[the] two of themH8147אִם־'im-ifH518לֹאlo'notH3808שָׁלַחshalachhe had stretched outH7971יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027בִּמְלֶאכֶתbimlekheton [the] property ofH4399רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor hisH7453וְלָקַחvelakachand he will accept [it]H3947בְּעָלָיוbe'alavowner<s> itsH1167וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יְשַׁלֵּם׃yeshalemhe will make compensationH7999
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Hebrews 6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Exodus 22:8If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
- Leviticus 6:3Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
- Leviticus 5:1And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
- Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
- 1 Kings 2:42-4342 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?42 the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’ 43 So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”
- Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
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