Exodus 22:9 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 22:9

In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.

BSB

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ASV

For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor.

KJV

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

All manner of trespass - He who was accused, and he who had lost the stolen property, were both to appear before the judges Exo 18:25-26.

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַֽל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
דְּבַר־	de.var-	matter of	H1697 →
פֶּ֡שַׁע	Pe.sha'	transgression	H6588 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שׁ֡וֹר	Shor	an ox	H7794 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
חֲ֠מוֹר	Cha.mor	a donkey	H2543 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שֶׂ֨ה	seh	a sheep	H7716 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שַׂלְמָ֜ה	sal.Mah	a garment	H8008 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
אֲבֵדָ֗ה	'a.ve.Dah	thing lost	H9 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
יֹאמַר֙	yo.Mar	anyone will say	H559 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	[is] it	H1931 →
זֶ֔ה	Zeh	this	H2088 →
עַ֚ד	'ad	to	H5704 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	the judges	H430 →
יָבֹ֖א	ya.Vo'	it will come	H935 →
דְּבַר־	de.var-	[the] case of	H1697 →
שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם	she.nei.Hem	both of them	H8147 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	[the one] whom	H834 →
יַרְשִׁיעֻן֙	yar.shi.'Un	they will condemn as guilty !	H7561 →
אֱלֹהִ֔ים	'E.lo.Him	[the] judges	H430 →
יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם	ye.sha.Lem	he will make restitution	H7999 →
שְׁנַ֖יִם	she.Na.yim	twofold	H8147 →
לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ ס	le.re.'E.hu	to neighbor his	H7453 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 22:4
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
leads to
- Exodus 22:7
  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.
- Exodus 22:1
  “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Exodus 21:16
  Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
- Proverbs 6:31
  Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- Revelation 18:6
  Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Through
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
leads to
- Proverbs 17:15
  Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 17:8–9
  If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will…
Through
1 Kings 8:31
When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
leads to
- Exodus 22:8–11
  If 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.