Exodus 22:12

New Living Translation

But if the animal was indeed stolen, the guilty person must pay compensation to the owner.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

King James Version
And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

Lexham English Bible
But if indeed it was stolen from him, he will make restitution to its owner.

New Century Version
But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, he must pay the owner for it.

New English Translation
But if it was stolen from him, he will pay its owner.

Amplified Bible
"But if it is actually stolen from him [when in his care], he shall make restitution to its owner.

New American Standard Bible
"But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if it be stollen fro him, he shal make restitution vnto the owner thereof.

Legacy Standard Bible
But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

Contemporary English Version
But if the animal was stolen while in your care, you must replace it.

Complete Jewish Bible
If it was torn to pieces by an animal, the neighbor must bring it as evidence, and then he doesn't need to make good the loss.

Darby Translation
But if it have been stolen from him, he shall make [it] good unto its owner.

Easy-to-Read Version
But if the neighbor stole the animal, then he must pay the owner for the animal.

English Standard Version
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

George Lamsa Translation
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.

Good News Translation
but if the animal was stolen, the man must repay the owner.

Christian Standard Bible®
But if, in fact, the animal was stolen from his custody, he must make restitution to its owner.

Literal Translation
And if it is indeed stolen from him, he shall repay to its owner.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf a thefe steale it from him, then shal he make restitucio vnto the owner therof.

American Standard Version
But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

Bible in Basic English
But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if it be stollen from hym, then he shall make restitution vnto the owner therof.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness; he shall not make good that which was torn.

King James Version (1611)
And if it be stollen from him, he shall make restitution vnto the owner thereof.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if it be stolen from him, he shall make compensation to the owner.

English Revised Version
But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

Berean Standard Bible
But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if it is takun awei bi thefte, he schal restore the harm to the lord;

Young's Literal Translation
but if it is certainly stolen from him, he doth repay to its owner;

Update Bible Version
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if it shall be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

World English Bible
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

New King James Version
But if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

New Life Bible
But if it is stolen from him, he will pay the owner for the loss.

New Revised Standard
But if it was stolen, restitution shall be made to its owner.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, if it be verily stolen, from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.

Revised Standard Version
But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

Contextual Overview

⁷ "Suppose someone leaves money or goods with a neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house. If the thief is caught, the compensation is double the value of what was stolen. ⁸ But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God, who will determine if he stole the property. ⁹ "Suppose there is a dispute between two people who both claim to own a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or any lost property. Both parties must come before God, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double compensation to the other. ¹⁰ "Now suppose someone leaves a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal with a neighbor for safekeeping, but it dies or is injured or is taken away, and no one sees what happened. ¹¹ The neighbor must then take an oath in the presence of the Lord . If the Lord confirms that the neighbor did not steal the property, the owner must accept the verdict, and no payment will be required. ¹² But if the animal was indeed stolen, the guilty person must pay compensation to the owner. ¹³ If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required. ¹⁴ "If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation. ¹⁵ 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stolen from him: Exodus 22:7, Genesis 31:39

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:5 - shall he make restitution Exodus 22:6 - he that kindled the fire

Cross-References

Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.'

Genesis 22:2
"Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."

Genesis 22:6
So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together,

Genesis 22:8
"God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.

Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

Genesis 22:10
And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.

Genesis 22:12
"Don't lay a hand on the boy!" the angel said. "Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son."

Genesis 22:13
Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

Genesis 22:21
The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans),

Genesis 22:22
Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if it be stolen from him,.... Or "but if" x it was taken away by theft; and that "from with him" y, as it may be literally rendered, from among his own cattle, and they not taken; and he being present, pretending to have an eye upon them and keep them, but was careless and negligent, at least, if he did not connive at the theft:

he shall make restitution to the owner thereof; for in such a case there was ground for suspicion of fraud; however, there was apparent carelessness, and it was but just he should make restitution, since he had hire or wages for keeping it; which is the reason Aben Ezra gives for it, and is suggested by the Targum of Jonathan; which adds to the former clause, by way of explanation,

"that which was with him to be kept for a reward.''

x כי אם "si autem", Drusius. y מעמו "e cum eo", Montanus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This law appears to relate chiefly to herdsmen employed by the owners of cattle. When an animal was stolen Exodus 22:12, it was presumed either that the herdsman might have prevented it, or that he could find the thief and bring him to justice (see Exodus 22:4). When an animal was killed by a wild beast, the keeper had to produce the mangled carcass, not only in proof of the fact, but to show that he had, by his vigilance and courage, deprived the wild beast of its prey.