Exodus

Chapter 22

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Leningrad Codex, through the Open Scriptures Westminster Leningrad Codex. The written consonants are printed. A Masoretic reading is footnoted when it differs. No Dead Sea reading was substituted unless it was read from a fragment. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions are witnesses, not the default.

A dotted word is a harder one. Point at it, or tap it, for a short definition.

1When a man steals an ox or a lamb and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five of the herd in place of the ox, and four of the flock in place of the lamb.

Notes (1)

Text
Leningrad numbers this theft 21:37, the last verse of that chapter. English Bibles number it 22:1.

2If the thief is found in the breach and is struck and dies, there is no blood-guilt for him.

3If the sun has risen on him, there is blood-guilt for him. He shall pay, he shall pay. If he has nothing, he shall be sold for his theft.

4If the stolen thing is found, it is found, in his hand alive, from ox to donkey to lamb, he shall pay double.

5When a man grazes a field or a vineyard and sends out her animal, and it grazes in another’s field, he shall pay from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.

Notes (1)

Text
The written form is בעירה, “her animal.” The Masoretic reading is בעירו, “his animal.” The written feminine is printed. The verb is grazing, not the fire of the next verse.

6When fire breaks out and finds thorns, and a stack of grain is consumed, or the standing grain, or the field, the one who started the burning shall pay, he shall pay.

7When a man gives his fellow silver or objects to guard, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is found he shall pay double.

8If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God, to learn whether he put his hand to his fellow’s goods.

9For every matter of breach, for ox, for donkey, for lamb, for clothing, for any lost thing of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the matter of the two of them shall come to God. Whomever God finds guilty shall pay double to his fellow.

Notes (1)

Translation
Elohim is printed “God,” as in chapter 21. “The judges” is the live alternative in this court setting.

10When a man gives his fellow a donkey or an ox or a lamb, or any animal, to guard, and it dies or is injured or is carried off, with no one seeing,

11an oath of Yahweh shall stand between the two of them, that he did not put his hand to his fellow’s goods. Its owner shall accept that, and he shall not pay.

12If it is stolen, it is stolen, from him, he shall pay its owner.

13If it is torn, it is torn, he shall bring it as evidence. He shall not pay for the torn animal.

14When a man borrows from his fellow and it is injured or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall pay, he shall pay.

15If its owner is with it, he shall not pay. If it was hired, it came for its hire.

16When a man persuades a virgin who is not betrothed, and he lies with her, he shall pay the bride-price, he shall pay it, and she shall be his wife.

17If her father refuses, he refuses, to give her to him, he shall weigh out silver according to the bride-price of virgins.

18You shall not let a sorceress live.

19Anyone who lies with an animal shall be put to death, he shall be put to death.

20Whoever sacrifices to the gods shall be put under the ban, except to Yahweh alone.

Notes (1)

Translation
Yochoram is devoted to destruction, put under the ban. The person is not left as an ordinary offering.

21You shall not wrong a sojourner, and you shall not press him, because you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

22You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

23If you afflict, you afflict him, then if he cries, he cries out to me, I will hear, I will hear his cry.

24My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.

25If you lend silver to my people, to the poor one with you, you shall not be like a creditor to him. You shall not set interest on him.

Notes (1)

Translation
Neshekh is a bite, interest taken off a loan. “Interest” is printed.

26If you take, you take, your fellow’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him by sunset.

27Because it is her covering, it alone. It is his garment for his skin. In what shall he lie down? When he cries out to me, I will hear, because I am gracious.

Notes (1)

Text
The written form is כסותה, “her covering.” The Masoretic reading is כסותו, “his covering.” The same verse then says “his garment.” The written “her” is printed.

28You shall not curse God, and you shall not curse a leader among your people.

29You shall not delay your fullness or your outflow. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.

Notes (1)

Translation
Mele’atkha is your fullness, the full harvest. Dim’akha is your outflow, the juice of the press. Both are printed.

30You shall do the same with your ox and your flock. It shall be with its mother seven days. On the eighth day you shall give it to me.

31You shall be holy men for me. You shall not eat meat torn in the field. You shall throw it to the dog.

Exodus

Chapter 22

A dotted word is a harder one. Point at it, or tap it, for a short definition.

1When a man steals an ox or a lamb and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five of the herd in place of the ox, and four of the flock in place of the lamb.

Notes (1)

Text
Leningrad numbers this theft 21:37, the last verse of that chapter. English Bibles number it 22:1.

2If the thief is found in the breach and is struck and dies, there is no blood-guilt for him.

3If the sun has risen on him, there is blood-guilt for him. He shall pay, he shall pay. If he has nothing, he shall be sold for his theft.

4If the stolen thing is found, it is found, in his hand alive, from ox to donkey to lamb, he shall pay double.

5When a man grazes a field or a vineyard and sends out her animal, and it grazes in another’s field, he shall pay from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.

Notes (1)

Text
The written form is בעירה, “her animal.” The Masoretic reading is בעירו, “his animal.” The written feminine is printed. The verb is grazing, not the fire of the next verse.

6When fire breaks out and finds thorns, and a stack of grain is consumed, or the standing grain, or the field, the one who started the burning shall pay, he shall pay.

7When a man gives his fellow silver or objects to guard, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is found he shall pay double.

8If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God, to learn whether he put his hand to his fellow’s goods.

Notes (1)

Translation
Elohim is printed “God,” as in chapter 21. “The judges” is the live alternative in this court setting.