OET interlinear EXO 22:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אִם־לֹ֤א יִמָּצֵא֙ הַ⁠גַּנָּ֔ב וְ⁠נִקְרַ֥ב בַּֽעַל־הַ⁠בַּ֖יִת אֶל־הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

if not if (Some words not found in UHB: if not caught the,thief and,he_will_be_brought_near owner_of of,the_house to/towards the=ʼElohīm if not Shalah his/its=hand on,the_property_of his/its=neighbour )

You may need to translate these in an active voice if your language does not use passive in this way. Alternate translation: [If no one finds the thief, bring the owner of the house to God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

the=ʼElohīm

The word for God at its most literal means “great ones.” Here and in the next verse it may have this basic meaning and refer to human judges or other leaders in Israel. It may also be a metonym and refer to the judges because they represent God to the people and have his authority. See Exodus 21:6 for another example of this. Alternate translation: [the judges]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

שָׁלַ֛ח יָד֖⁠וֹ בִּ⁠מְלֶ֥אכֶת רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: if not caught the,thief and,he_will_be_brought_near owner_of of,the_house to/towards the=ʼElohīm if not Shalah his/its=hand on,the_property_of his/its=neighbour )

This is an idiom for stealing. If you have a way of saying this in your language, you can use it here. Alternate translation: [he has stolen his neighbor’s property]