Exodus 22:5

Easy To Read Version

“A man might start a fire in his field or vineyard. If he lets the fire spread and it burns his neighbor’s field or vineyard, then he must use his best crops to pay his neighbor for his loss. [140]

Cross References

Job 20:18

The evil person will be forced\par to give back his profits.\par He won’t be allowed to enjoy\par the things he worked for.\par

Exodus 21:34

The man who owns the hole must pay for the animal. But after he pays for the animal, then he will be allowed to keep the body of that animal.

Exodus 22:12

But if the neighbor stole the animal, then he must pay the owner for the animal.

Exodus 22:6

“A man might start a fire to burn thorn bushes on his field. But if the fire grows and burns his neighbor’s crops or the grain growing on the neighbor’s field, then the man that started the fire must pay for the things he burned.

Numbers 16:14

Why should we follow you? You did not bring us into the new land filled with many good things. [203] You did not give us the land God promised. You did not give us the fields or the vineyards. Will you make these men your slaves? No! We will not come.”