Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version "If anyone gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep or any other animal to their neighbor for safekeeping and it dies or is injured or is taken away while no one is looking, New Living Translation “Now suppose someone leaves a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal with a neighbor for safekeeping, but it dies or is injured or is taken away, and no one sees what happened. English Standard Version “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, Berean Study Bible If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching, King James Bible If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: New King James Version If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it, New American Standard Bible “If someone gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is injured or is driven away while no one is looking, NASB 1995 "If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking, NASB 1977 “If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking, Amplified Bible “If a man gives his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any [other] animal to keep [for him], and it dies or is injured or taken away while no one is looking, Christian Standard Bible “When a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to care for, but it dies, is injured, or is stolen, while no one is watching, Holman Christian Standard Bible When a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to care for, but it dies, is injured, or is stolen, while no one is watching, American Standard Version If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when a man will give his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any animal to keep and it will die or will be injured or will be stolen and there is not a man who sees Brenton Septuagint Translation And if any one give to his neighbour to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know, Contemporary English Version Suppose a neighbor who is going to be away asks you to keep a donkey or an ox or a sheep or some other animal, and it dies or gets injured or is stolen while no one is looking. Douay-Rheims Bible If a man deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour's custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it: English Revised Version If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: Good News Translation "If anyone agrees to keep someone else's donkey, cow, sheep, or other animal for him, and the animal dies or is injured or is carried off in a raid, and if there was no witness, GOD'S WORD® Translation "This is what you must do whenever someone gives his neighbor a donkey, a bull, a sheep, or any other kind of animal to keep for him, and it dies, is injured, or is captured in war, and there are no witnesses. International Standard Version "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, JPS Tanakh 1917 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it; Literal Standard Version When a man gives to his neighbor a donkey, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it has died, or has been hurt, or taken captive, [with] none seeing— NET Bible If a man gives his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep, and it dies or is hurt or is carried away without anyone seeing it, New Heart English Bible "If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it; World English Bible "If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it; Young's Literal Translation 'When a man doth give unto his neighbour an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it hath died, or hath been hurt, or taken captive, none seeing -- Additional Translations ... Context Property Laws…9In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor. 10If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching, 11an 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.… Cross References Exodus 22:9 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, 'This is mine,' both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor. Exodus 22:11 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. Treasury of Scripture If a man deliver to his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: Genesis 39:8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; Luke 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
(10) And it die, or be hurt, or driven away.--The animal might "die" naturally, or "be hurt" by a wild beast or a fall down the rocks, or "be driven away" by the marauding tribes of the desert. Both parties might be agreed on the fact of its disappearance; the dispute would be as to the mode of the disappearance. Here the trustee might bring proof, if he could (Exodus 22:13); if not, he might clear himself by an "oath of the Lord" (Exodus 22:11).Verses 10, 11. - If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass or an ox, etc. - The deposit of cattle is unheard of in classical antiquity; but it might well be the usage of a pastoral race (Genesis 47:3). The parallelism of the verse with verse 6 indicates that a deposit of the same kind is intended. If it die, or be hurt, or driven away. - The deposited beast might "die" naturally; or "he hurt" by a wild beast or a fall; or be "driven away "by thieves, without anyone seeing what had happened. In that case, if the man to whom the animal was entrusted would swear that he was no party to its disappearance, the owner had to put up with the loss. Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon Ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction a man אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person gives יִתֵּן֩ (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set a donkey, חֲמ֨וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2543: A male ass an ox, שׁ֥וֹר (šō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera) a sheep, שֶׂ֛ה (śeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7716: A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat or any וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every other animal בְּהֵמָ֖ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal to be cared for לִשְׁמֹ֑ר (liš·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to by his neighbor, רֵעֵ֜הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow but it dies וּמֵ֛ת (ū·mêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if is injured נִשְׁבַּ֥ר (niš·bar) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7665: To break, break in pieces or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if stolen נִשְׁבָּ֖ה (niš·bāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7617: To transport into captivity while no אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one is watching, רֹאֶֽה׃ (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see Jump to Previous Animal Ass Beast Cattle Damaged Death Deliver Delivers Die Died Dies Donkey Driven Gives Hurt Injured Keeping Neighbor Neighbour Ox Puts SheepJump to Next Animal Ass Beast Cattle Damaged Death Deliver Delivers Die Died Dies Donkey Driven Gives Hurt Injured Keeping Neighbor Neighbour Ox Puts SheepLinks Exodus 22:10 NIVExodus 22:10 NLT Exodus 22:10 ESV Exodus 22:10 NASB Exodus 22:10 KJV Exodus 22:10 BibleApps.com Exodus 22:10 Biblia Paralela Exodus 22:10 Chinese Bible Exodus 22:10 French Bible Exodus 22:10 Clyx Quotations OT Law: Exodus 22:10 If a man delivers to his neighbor (Exo. Ex) |