Exodus 22:7
Bible › Exodus › Chapter 22 › Verse 7
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
In other translations
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
Hebrew words
כִּי־ki-ifH3588יִתֵּןyitenhe will giveH5414אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376אֶל־'el-toH413רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor hisH7453כֶּסֶףkesefmoneyH3701אוֹ־'ov-orH176כֵלִיםkhelimarticlesH3627לִשְׁמֹרlishmorto keep [them]H8104וְגֻנַּבvegunavand it will be stolenH1589מִבֵּיתmibeitfrom [the] house ofH1004הָאִישׁha'ishthe personH376אִם־'im-ifH518יִמָּצֵאyimatze'he will be foundH4672הַגַּנָּבhaganavthe thiefH1590יְשַׁלֵּםyeshalemhe will make restitutionH7999שְׁנָיִם׃shenayimtwofoldH8147
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 22:4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
- Proverbs 6:30-3130 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.30 Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger. 31 Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
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