Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss. New Living Translation But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee. English Standard Version If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee. Berean Standard Bible If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss. King James Bible But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire. New King James Version If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire. New American Standard Bible If its owner is with it, the borrower shall not be compelled to make restitution. If it is hired, it came by its hire. NASB 1995 “If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire. NASB 1977 “If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire. Legacy Standard Bible But if its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire. Amplified Bible But if the owner is with it [when the damage is done], the borrower shall not make restitution. If it was hired, the damage is included in [the price of] its fee. Christian Standard Bible If its owner is there with it, the man does not have to make restitution. If it was rented, the loss is covered by its rental price. Holman Christian Standard Bible If its owner is there with it, the man does not have to make restitution. If it was rented, the loss is covered by its rental price.” American Standard Version If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire. Contemporary English Version But if something happens to the animal while the owner is present, you do not have to replace it. If you had leased the animal, the money you paid the owner will cover any harm done to it. English Revised Version If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for its hire. GOD'S WORD® Translation If the owner is with the animal, the borrower doesn't have to make up for the loss. If it is rented, the rental fee covers the loss. Good News Translation But if that happens when the owner is present, he need not repay. If it is a rented animal, the loss is covered by the rental price. International Standard Version If its owner was with it, he is not to make restitution. If it was hired, its fee covers the loss." Majority Standard Bible If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss. NET Bible If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it. New Heart English Bible If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease. Webster's Bible Translation But if the owner of it shall be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for his hire. World English Bible If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionif its owner [is] with it, he does not repay—if it [is] a hired thing, it has come for its hire. Young's Literal Translation if its owner is with it, he doth not repay, -- if it is a hired thing, it hath come for its hire. Smith's Literal Translation If its lord be with it, he shall not recompense: if hired, it came for its hire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work. Catholic Public Domain Version But if the owner was present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it had been brought for hired work. New American Bible But if the owner is present, that one need not make restitution. If it was hired, this was covered by the price of its hire. New Revised Standard Version If the owner was present, there shall be no restitution; if it was hired, only the hiring fee is due. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if the owner thereof is with it, he shall not make restitution; and if it was hired, it came for its hire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if its owner was with it, he shall not restore it, and if it was hired he will eat its hire. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hireling, he loseth his hire. Brenton Septuagint Translation But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be a compensation to him instead of his hire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Property Laws…14If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution. 15If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss. Cross References Deuteronomy 22:28-29 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, / then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives. Genesis 34:12 Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!” 1 Samuel 18:25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines. Genesis 29:18-20 Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” / Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.” / So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her. 1 Corinthians 7:36-38 However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married. / But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well. / So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better. Matthew 1:18-19 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. Genesis 24:53 Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother. Judges 14:2-3 So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” / But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.” Ruth 4:10 Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” 2 Samuel 13:13 Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” Genesis 24:58-60 They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied. / So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men. / And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.” 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. / Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. Matthew 19:5-6 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 1 Timothy 5:14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Treasury of Scripture But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire. it came for his hire Zechariah 8:10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. Jump to Previous Animal Borrower Covered Covers Good Hire Hired Hireling Leased Loss Money Owner Paid Pay Payment Repay Restitution Thereof UseJump to Next Animal Borrower Covered Covers Good Hire Hired Hireling Leased Loss Money Owner Paid Pay Payment Repay Restitution Thereof UseExodus 22 1. Of Theft5. Of damage 7. Of trespasses 14. Of borrowing 16. Of fornication 18. Of witchcraft 19. Of bestiality 20. Of idolatry 21. Of strangers, widows, and fatherless 25. Of usury 26. Of pledges 28. Of reverence to magistrates 29. Of the first fruits 31. Of torn flesh But if the owner is with the animal This phrase indicates a situation where the owner of the animal is present during the time of its use. In the Hebrew context, the presence of the owner implies a shared responsibility and oversight. The Hebrew word for "owner" is "בַּעַל" (ba'al), which can also mean master or lord, suggesting authority and responsibility. The presence of the owner signifies a level of trust and accountability, reducing the borrower's liability. This reflects a principle of shared stewardship and mutual trust within the community, emphasizing the importance of relationships and accountability in transactions. the borrower will not have to pay If the animal was hired the fee covers the loss Verse 15. If the owner thereof be with it. - By "with it," we must understand, not merely present, but in charge of it, or at any rate so near it that he might have prevented the damage, had prevention been possible. If it be an hired thing. - If anything were paid for the use of the thing, then it was not borrowed, but hired; and the owner was considered to have counted in the risk of loss or damage in fixing the amount of the hire. He was entitled therefore to no compensation Our own law does not rule this absolutely, but takes into consideration the proportion of the sum paid for hire to the value of the thing hired, and the general tacit understanding. CHAPTER 22:16-31 |
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