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of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/22.htm">New King James Version</a> “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If someone lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another person’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/nasb/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man&#8217s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/lsb/exodus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/amp/exodus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed bare or lets his livestock loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/csb/exodus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed in, and then allows his animals to go and graze in someone else’s field, he must repay with the best of his own field or vineyard. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed in, and then allows his animals to go and graze in someone else&#8217s field, he must repay with the best of his own field or vineyard.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. <a href="/cev/exodus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you allow any of your animals to stray from your property and graze in someone else's field or vineyard, you must repay the damage from the best part of your own harvest of grapes and grain. <a href="/erv/exodus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. <a href="/gwt/exodus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Whenever someone lets his livestock graze in a field or a vineyard, and they stray and graze in another person's field, he must make up for what the damaged field was expected to produce. But if he lets them ruin the whole field with their grazing, he must make up from his own field for the loss with the best from his field and vineyard. <a href="/gnt/exodus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> "If someone lets his animals graze in a field or a vineyard and they stray away and eat up the crops growing in someone else's field, he must make good the loss with the crops from his own fields or vineyards. <a href="/isv/exodus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed over or releases his livestock so that they graze in another man's field, he is to make restitution from the best of his field or vineyard. <a href="/msb/exodus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else?s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard. <a href="/net/exodus/22.htm">NET Bible</a> "If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/nheb/exodus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten, and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have grazed over the whole field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard. <a href="/wbt/exodus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field: of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard shall he make restitution. <a href="/web/exodus/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When a man depastures a field or vineyard, and has sent out his beast, and it has pastured in the field of another, he repays [with] the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard. <a href="/ylt/exodus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, of the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay. <a href="/slt/exodus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If a man shall feed a field or vineyard, and send forth the cattle and feed in another field: from the good of his field and from the good of his vineyard shall he recompense.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men's: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If there is any damage to a field or a vineyard, when he has released his cattle to pasture on the land of a stranger, he shall repay the best of what he has in his own field, or in his own vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage. <a href="/nabre/exodus/22.htm">New American Bible</a> When someone causes a field or a vineyard to be grazed over, by sending his cattle to graze in another’s field, he must make restitution with the best produce of his own field or vineyard. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When someone causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets livestock loose to graze in someone else’s field, restitution shall be made from the best in the owner’s field or vineyard.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If a man shall cause a field or a vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his cattle loose to feed in another man's field, of the best of his own field and of the best of his own vineyard, he shall make restitution. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when a man will consume a field or a vineyard and will loose his cattle and will consume in another field, he shall pay from the good of his field and from the good of his vineyard.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If a man cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. <a href="/sep/exodus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if any one should feed down a field or a vineyard, and should send in his beast to feed down another field, he shall make compensation of his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have fed down the whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best of his own field and the best of his vineyard. <a href="/parallel/exodus/22-5.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=5493" 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> …4If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double. 5<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/1197.htm" title="1197: yaḇ·‘er- (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">grazes his livestock</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śā·ḏeh (N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in a field</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/3754.htm" title="3754: ḵe·rem (N-ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/1165.htm" title="1165: bə·ʿī·rōh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Beasts, cattle. From ba'ar: cattle.">and allows them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šil·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">to stray</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ū·ḇi·‘êr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">so that they graze</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’a·ḥêr (Adj-ms) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">in someone else’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: biś·ḏêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">field,</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.">he must make restitution</a> <a href="/hebrew/4315.htm" title="4315: mê·ṭaḇ (N-msc) -- The best. From yatab; the best part.">from the best</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śā·ḏê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of his own field</a> <a href="/hebrew/4315.htm" title="4315: ū·mê·ṭaḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The best. From yatab; the best part."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: kar·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">or vineyard.</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.…<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/24-18.htm">Leviticus 24:18-21</a> Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life. / If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1-4</a> If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother. / If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him. / And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it. ... <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Numbers 5:6-8</a> “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty / and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged. / But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him. <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/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a> You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. <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="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <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="/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="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a> Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. <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="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a> In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. <a href="/luke/6-31.htm">Luke 6:31</a> Do to others as you would have them do to you. <a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a> Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. <a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.shall he make restitution<a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Exodus 22:3,12</a> If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft… <a href="/exodus/21-34.htm">Exodus 21:34</a> The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.<a href="/job/20-18.htm">Job 20:18</a> That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/18-26.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/exodus/21-36.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/genesis/46-32.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-29.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">Field</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Graze</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Grazed</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Grazes</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Lets</a> <a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/genesis/47-4.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Restitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-11.htm">Stray</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/exodus/22-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Damage</a> <a href="/exodus/29-32.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/exodus/34-3.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Field</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/exodus/34-3.htm">Graze</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Grazed</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Grazes</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Lets</a> <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Restitution</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm">Stray</a> <a href="/exodus/23-11.htm">Vineyard</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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Grazing was a common practice, and fields and vineyards were vital for sustenance and economic stability. The law underscores the importance of respecting others' property. In biblical times, agriculture was central to life, and fields and vineyards were often adjacent, making it easy for livestock to stray. This reflects the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where land was a primary resource.and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field The emphasis here is on negligence. The owner is responsible for controlling his animals. This principle of accountability is consistent with the broader biblical theme of stewardship. The act of straying implies a lack of vigilance, which can lead to damage and loss for the neighbor. This reflects the communal nature of ancient Israelite society, where one's actions could directly impact the community.he must make restitution Restitution is a key biblical principle, emphasizing justice and restoration. This requirement ensures that the wronged party is compensated for their loss. The concept of restitution is seen throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/leviticus/6.htm">Leviticus 6:1-7</a>, where offerings are made to atone for wrongs. It reflects God's justice and the importance of maintaining harmony within the community.from the best of his own field or vineyard This phrase highlights the quality of restitution required. The offender must compensate with the best of his produce, not just any portion. This ensures fairness and discourages negligence. The principle of offering the best is seen in other biblical contexts, such as the offerings to God in <a href="/leviticus/22-21.htm">Leviticus 22:21</a>. It underscores the value of integrity and the importance of making amends in a manner that truly compensates for the loss incurred.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_offending_man.htm">The Offending Man</a> Represents an individual who is responsible for his livestock and their actions. This person is accountable for any damage caused by his animals. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_owner_of_the_field.htm">The Owner of the Field</a> The person whose property is damaged by the straying livestock. This individual is entitled to restitution for the loss incurred. 3. <a href="/topical/l/livestock.htm">Livestock</a> Animals such as sheep, goats, or cattle that are under the care of the offending man. They symbolize the possessions or responsibilities that one must manage properly. 4. <a href="/topical/f/field_or_vineyard.htm">Field or Vineyard</a> Represents personal property or resources that are subject to damage or loss. It is a metaphor for areas of life where one might experience harm due to another's negligence. 5. <a href="/topical/r/restitution.htm">Restitution</a> The act of making amends for loss or damage. It is a key principle in maintaining justice and fairness within the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_and_stewardship.htm">Responsibility and Stewardship</a> We are accountable for our actions and the impact they have on others. Proper stewardship of our resources and responsibilities is crucial. <a href="/topical/j/justice_and_fairness.htm">Justice and Fairness</a> God's law emphasizes fairness and justice. When we cause harm, intentional or not, we are called to make things right. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_relationships.htm">Community and Relationships</a> Maintaining healthy relationships requires addressing wrongs and making restitution. This fosters trust and harmony within the community. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restitution.htm">Repentance and Restitution</a> True repentance involves not only acknowledging wrongdoing but also taking steps to rectify the situation. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_in_restitution.htm">Generosity in Restitution</a> The requirement to repay from the best of one's field or vineyard highlights the importance of generosity and sincerity in making amends.<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/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_historical_criticism_reliable.htm">What does the Bible say about respecting others' property?</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/why_allow_slavery_but_ban_mixed_fabrics.htm">Why does the Old Testament law forbid mixing fabrics and eating shellfish but allow slavery?</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>(5) If a man shall cause a field . . . to be eaten.--On theft follows trespass, another injury to property. Two kinds of trespass alone are mentioned; but from these the principles to be followed in punishing trespass generally can be sufficiently made out. Accidental injury, such as that caused by fire extending from one man's field into another's, was to be simply compensated up to the amount of damage done; but voluntary injury, such as followed on the turning of beasts into a neighbour's ground, was to be more than compensated. The amount of produce destroyed was to be exactly calculated, and then the injurer was to make good the full amount of his neighbour's loss out of the best of his own produce.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 5, 6. - LAW OF TRESPASS. - Next to theft, and not much behind it, is the wanton damage of what belongs to another - as when a person injures his neighbour's crops, either by turning beasts into his field, or by causing a conflagration in it. To turn beasts in was the more determinedly malicious act, and therefore the damage done was to be compensated by making over to the injured party a like quantity of produce out of the best that a man was possessed of; whereas simple restitution, was sufficient when fire had spread accidentally from a man's own land to his neighbour's. We may conclude that if the trespass of the cattle were accidental, simple restitution sufficed; and if the fire were kindled of set purpose, the heavier rate of penalty was exacted. Verse 5. - If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten. - Rather "to be eaten of," or "to be browsed upon." And shall feed. - Rather, "and it shall feed." Of the best, etc. - This means that, without reference to the quality of the crop damaged, the injurer should forfeit an equal amount of his own best produce. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/22-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction a man אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person grazes his livestock יַבְעֶר־ (yaḇ·‘er-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish in a field שָׂדֶ֣ה (śā·ḏeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if vineyard כֶ֔רֶם (ḵe·rem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard and allows them בְּעִיר֔וֹ (bə·‘î·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1165.htm">Strong's 1165: </a> Beasts, cattle to stray וְשִׁלַּח֙ (wə·šil·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out so that they graze וּבִעֵ֖ר (ū·ḇi·‘êr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish in someone else’s אַחֵ֑ר (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> Hinder, next, other field, בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה (biś·ḏêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land he must make restitution יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ (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 from the best מֵיטַ֥ב (mê·ṭaḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4315.htm">Strong's 4315: </a> The best part of his own field שָׂדֵ֛הוּ (śā·ḏê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land or vineyard. כַּרְמ֖וֹ (kar·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/22-5.htm">Exodus 22:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 22:5 If a man causes a field (Exo. 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