Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
Exodus 22:14 - Tree of Life Version But if the owner is present, he is not required to pay restitution. If it was rented, it is covered by the rental fee. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if a man borrows anything of his neighbor and it gets hurt or dies without its owner being with it, the borrower shall make full restitution. American Standard Version (1901) And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. Common English Bible When someone borrows an animal from another and it is injured or dies while the owner isn’t present, full payment must be made. Catholic Public Domain Version If anyone borrows from his neighbor any of these things, and it has died or been disabled when the owner was not present, he shall be compelled to make restitution. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present: he shall be obliged to make restitution. |
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is a gracious giver.
the owner of the pit must pay compensation. He is to give money to the owner, and the dead animal will be his.
But if indeed it was stolen from him, he is to make restitution to the owner.
“If a man borrows anything belonging to his neighbor, and it is harmed or dies in the absence of the owner, he must make full restitution.
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
Whoever mortally strikes down an animal is to make restitution—life for life.
Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great and you will be sons of Elyon, for He is kind to the ungrateful and evil ones.
This is how you are to cancel debts: every creditor is to release what he has loaned to his neighbor. He must not force his neighbor or his brother to repay, for Adonai’s debt cancellation has been proclaimed.