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If the thief is caught, the compensation is double the value of what was stolen. <a href="/esv/exodus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. <a href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double. <a href="/kjv/exodus/22.htm">King James Bible</a> If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/22.htm">New King James Version</a> “If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If someone gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the neighbor’s house, if the thief is caught, then the thief shall pay double. <a href="/nasb/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man&#8217s house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double. <a href="/lsb/exodus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double. <a href="/amp/exodus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If a man gives his neighbor money or [other] goods to keep [for him while he is away] and it is stolen from the neighbor’s house, then, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double [for it]. <a href="/csb/exodus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When a man gives his neighbor valuables or goods to keep, but they are stolen from that person’s house, the thief, if caught, must repay double. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep, but they are stolen from that person&#8217s house, the thief, if caught, must repay double. <a href="/asv/exodus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double. <a href="/cev/exodus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Suppose a neighbor asks you to keep some silver or other valuables, and they are stolen from your house. If the thief is caught, the thief must repay double. <a href="/erv/exodus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double. <a href="/gwt/exodus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is what you must do whenever someone gives his neighbor silver or [other] valuables to keep for him, and they are stolen from that person's house: If the thief is caught, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. <a href="/gnt/exodus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> "If anyone agrees to keep someone else's money or other valuables for him and they are stolen from his house, the thief, if found, shall repay double. <a href="/isv/exodus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and it's stolen from the neighbor's house, the thief, if found, is to repay double. <a href="/msb/exodus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor?s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double. <a href="/net/exodus/22.htm">NET Bible</a> "If a man gives his neighbor money or articles for safekeeping, and it is stolen from the man's house, if the thief is caught, he must repay double. <a href="/nheb/exodus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double. <a href="/wbt/exodus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief shall be found, let him pay double. <a href="/web/exodus/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When a man gives silver or vessels to his neighbor to keep, and it has been stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief is found, he repays double. <a href="/ylt/exodus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When a man doth give unto his neighbour silver, or vessels to keep, and it hath been stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he repayeth double. <a href="/slt/exodus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If a man shall give to his friend silver or vessels to watch, and it was stolen out of the man's house, if the thief shall be found he shall recompense double.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found he shall restore double: <a href="/cpdv/exodus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If anyone will have entrusted money, or a container, to his friend to keep, and if these have been stolen from the one who received them: if the thief is found, he shall repay double. <a href="/nabre/exodus/22.htm">New American Bible</a> When someone gives money or articles to another for safekeeping and they are stolen from the latter’s house, the thief, if caught, must make twofold restitution. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When someone delivers to a neighbor money or goods for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, then the thief, if caught, shall pay double.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep and it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, let him pay double. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when a man will give his neighbor money or a garment to keep and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief be found he will restore each thing double.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double. <a href="/sep/exodus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if any one give to his neighbour money r goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found he shall repay double. <a href="/parallel/exodus/22-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5518" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/22.htm">Property Laws</a> …6If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution. 7<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gives</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">his neighbor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">money</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ḵê·lîm (N-mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">goods</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: liš·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">for safekeeping</a> <a href="/hebrew/1589.htm" title="1589: wə·ḡun·naḇ (Conj-w:: V-Pual-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To steal. A primitive root; to thieve; by implication, to deceive.">and they are stolen</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">from the neighbor’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1590.htm" title="1590: hag·gan·nāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- A thief. From ganab; a stealer.">the thief,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·mā·ṣê (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">caught,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: yə·šal·lêm (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">must pay back</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nā·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">double.</a> 8If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/6-1.htm">Leviticus 6:1-5</a> And the LORD said to Moses, / “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor / or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— ... <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a> A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. <a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25-26</a> Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a> But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Proverbs 6:30-31</a> Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger. / Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">1 Corinthians 6:7-8</a> The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? / Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers! <a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a> Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.” <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7</a> He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a> If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. <a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a> Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. <a href="/2_samuel/12-6.htm">2 Samuel 12:6</a> Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.” <a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Luke 3:14</a> Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.” <a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Proverbs 28:24</a> He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a> and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you. <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2</a> Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.if the thief be found<a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Proverbs 6:30,31</a> Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; … <a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26</a> As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,<a href="/john/12-6.htm">John 12:6</a> This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.let him pay double<a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Exodus 22:4</a> If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Delivers</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Double</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Found</a> <a href="/exodus/21-26.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Money</a> <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Repayeth</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Safekeeping</a> <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Delivers</a> <a href="/exodus/22-9.htm">Double</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Money</a> <a href="/exodus/22-9.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/exodus/22-9.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/exodus/22-11.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-18.htm">Repayeth</a> <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-23.htm">Safekeeping</a> <a href="/exodus/25-3.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/exodus/22-12.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 22</div>1. <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Of Theft</a> 5. <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Of damage</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/22-7.htm">Of trespasses</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/22-14.htm">Of borrowing</a> 16. <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Of fornication</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Of witchcraft</a> 19. <a href="/exodus/22-19.htm">Of bestiality</a> 20. <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Of idolatry</a> 21. <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Of strangers, widows, and fatherless</a> 25. <a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Of usury</a> 26. <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Of pledges</a> 28. <a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Of reverence to magistrates</a> 29. <a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Of the first fruits</a> 31. <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Of torn flesh</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The cultural context emphasizes community trust and responsibility. The act of giving goods for safekeeping indicates a relationship of trust and mutual respect, which is foundational in a covenant community. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to bear one another's burdens (<a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>).and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house The mention of theft from a neighbor's house highlights the vulnerability of personal property and the importance of community integrity. In ancient Israel, homes were not as secure as modern dwellings, making theft a significant concern. This situation underscores the need for laws to protect property and maintain social order. The commandment "You shall not steal" (<a href="/exodus/20-15.htm">Exodus 20:15</a>) is directly related, emphasizing the moral and legal implications of theft.the thief, if caught, must pay back double This restitution principle serves as both a deterrent and a means of justice. The requirement to pay back double reflects the biblical concept of restitution, which goes beyond mere punishment to restore what was lost and compensate for the wrongdoing. This principle is seen in other parts of the Mosaic Law, such as in <a href="/leviticus/6.htm">Leviticus 6:1-5</a>, where restitution includes an additional fifth of the value. The idea of restitution is also a type of Christ's redemptive work, where He not only pays the penalty for sin but restores and reconciles believers to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_giver.htm">The Giver</a> The individual who entrusts money or goods to a neighbor for safekeeping. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_neighbor.htm">The Neighbor</a> The person who receives the money or goods to keep them safe. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_thief.htm">The Thief</a> The individual who steals the entrusted money or goods. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a> The location where the goods or money are kept for safekeeping. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_restitution.htm">The Event of Restitution</a> The act of the thief repaying double if caught.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/principle_of_trust_and_responsibility.htm">Principle of Trust and Responsibility</a> Trust is a foundational element in relationships. When someone entrusts us with their possessions, we have a responsibility to protect them. <a href="/topical/r/restitution_and_justice.htm">Restitution and Justice</a> Biblical justice involves restitution. When wrongs are committed, making amends is a key step in restoring relationships and community harmony. <a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_stewardship.htm">Integrity in Stewardship</a> As stewards of what belongs to others, we must act with integrity, ensuring that we safeguard what is entrusted to us. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a> Sin, such as theft, has consequences. The requirement to repay double serves as a deterrent and a means to restore what was lost. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a> The community plays a role in holding individuals accountable, ensuring that justice is served and relationships are restored.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 22</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_moses'_speech_traits.htm">Stephen states Moses was 'mighty in words' (Acts 7:22), but Exodus 4:10 depicts Moses as slow of speech. How do we reconcile these descriptions?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_nehemiah_5_7's_contradiction.htm">Nehemiah 5:7 suggests interest-taking was widespread despite Mosaic Law prohibitions (e.g., Exodus 22:25); how can this contradiction be reconciled?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_magicians_turn_water_to_blood.htm">If Moses and Aaron turned all water to blood (Exodus 7:20-21), how did the magicians replicate this (Exodus 7:22) if no water was left?</a> <a href="/q/does_mark_10_21_conflict_with_modern_life.htm">Doesn't Jesus' command in Mark 10:21 to 'sell everything' conflict with modern economic realities and social responsibilities?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7-13) Property deposited in the hands of another for safe keeping might be so easily embezzled by the trustee, or lost through his negligence, that some special laws were needed for its protection. Conversely the trustee required to be safe-guarded against incurring loss if the property intrusted to his care suffered damage or disappeared without fault of his. The Mosaic legislation provided for both cases. On the one hand, it required the trustee to exercise proper care, and made him answerable for the loss if a thing intrusted to him was stolen and the thief not found. Embezzlement it punished by requiring the trustee guilty of it to "pay double." On the other hand, in doubtful cases it allowed the trustee to clear himself by an oath (<a href="/exodus/22-10.htm" title="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:">Exodus 22:10</a>), and in clear cases to give proof that the loss had happened through unavoidable accident (<a href="/exodus/22-12.htm" title="And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.">Exodus 22:12</a>).(7) If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep.--The practice of making deposits of this kind was widespread among ancient communities, where there were no professional bankers or keepers of warehouses. The Greeks called such a deposit ????????????. It was usually made in money, or at any rate in the precious metals. A refusal to restore the thing deposited was very rare, since a special nemesis was considered to punish such conduct (Herod, vii. 86). However, at Athens it was found necessary to have a peculiar form of action for the recovery of deposits (????????????? ????).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 7-13. - LAW OF DEPOSITS. - Deposition of property in the hands of a friend, to keep and guard, was a marked feature in the life of primitive societies, where investments were difficult, and bankers unknown. Persons about to travel, especially merchants, were wont to make such a disposition of the greater part of their movable property, which required some one to guard it in their absence. Refusals to return such deposits were rare; since ancient morality regarded such refusal as a crime of deep dye (Herod. 7:86). Sometimes, however, they took place; and at Athens there was a special form of action which might be brought in such cases called παρακαταθήκης δίκη. The penalty, if a man were east in the suit, was simple restitution, which is less satisfactory than the Mosaic enactment - "He shall pay double" (ver. 9). Verse 7. - Stuff. - Literally "vessels" - but the word is used in a very wide sense, of almost any inanimate movables. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/22-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction a man אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person gives יִתֵּן֩ (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set his neighbor רֵעֵ֜הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> Friend, companion, fellow money כֶּ֤סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money or אֽוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if goods כֵלִים֙ (ḵê·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus for safekeeping לִשְׁמֹ֔ר (liš·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to and they are stolen וְגֻנַּ֖ב (wə·ḡun·naḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1589.htm">Strong's 1589: </a> To thieve, to deceive from the neighbor’s הָאִ֑ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person house, מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house the thief, הַגַּנָּ֖ב (hag·gan·nāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1590.htm">Strong's 1590: </a> A stealer if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not caught, יִמָּצֵ֥א (yim·mā·ṣê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present must pay back יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם (yə·šal·lêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate double. שְׁנָֽיִם׃ (šə·nā·yim) Number - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/22-7.htm">Exodus 22:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/22-7.htm">OT Law: Exodus 22:7 If a man delivers to his neighbor (Exo. 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