Exodus 22:7
in Exodus 22If 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Exodus 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping
on Exodus 22:7-9
Goods left with a neighbour for safekeeping go missing, and when no thief can be found the keeper himself is brought before the judges. The double penalty falls on whichever party the court condemns, which puts a false claim at the same price as a theft.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stock to keep,....
It is unjust and base, and that which all the world cries shame on, to betray a trust. That there is such a general failing of truth and justice upon earth as gives too much occasion to suspect men's honesty whenever it is their interest to be dishonest.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Deliver unto his neighbor - This is called pledging in the law of bailments; it is a deposit of goods by a debtor to his creditor, to be kept till the debt be discharged.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִתֵּן֩ | yiten | he will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אִ֨ישׁ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| רֵעֵ֜הוּ | reehu | neighbor his | H7453 → | 188 times |
| כֶּ֤סֶף | kesef | money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| אֽוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| כֵלִים֙ | khelim | articles | H3627 → | 325 times |
| לִשְׁמֹ֔ר | lishmor | to keep [them] | H8104 → | 468 times |
| וְגֻנַּ֖ב | vegunav | and it will be stolen | H1589 → | 40 times |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mibeit | from [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאִ֑ישׁ | haish | the person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יִמָּצֵ֥א | yimatze' | he will be found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| הַגַּנָּ֖ב | haganav | the thief | H1590 → | 17 times |
| יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם | yeshalem | he will make restitution | H7999 → | 116 times |
| שְׁנָֽיִם׃ | shenayim | twofold | H8147 → | 768 times |
כִּֽי־if
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יִתֵּן֩he will give
yitenH5414 →2011 times
אִ֨ישׁanyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
רֵעֵ֜הוּneighbor his
reehuH7453 →188 times
כֶּ֤סֶףmoney
kesefH3701 →403 times
אֽוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
כֵלִים֙articles
khelimH3627 →325 times
לִשְׁמֹ֔רto keep [them]
lishmorH8104 →468 times
וְגֻנַּ֖בand it will be stolen
vegunavH1589 →40 times
מִבֵּ֣יתfrom [the] house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
הָאִ֑ישׁthe person
haishH376 →1663 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יִמָּצֵ֥אhe will be found
yimatze'H4672 →455 times
הַגַּנָּ֖בthe thief
haganavH1590 →17 times
יְשַׁלֵּ֥םhe will make restitution
yeshalemH7999 →116 times
שְׁנָֽיִם׃twofold
shenayimH8147 →768 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler.…
- Galatians 5:21
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
- Ephesians 4:28
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
- 1 Peter 4:15
Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
- 1 Corinthians 5:11
Through
John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
it leads to
- John 13:29
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
- Psalms 50:16–20
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
- James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
- John 13:29
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.