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Parallel EXO 22:8

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OET (OET-RV) If the thief can’t be found, then the owner of the house must be brought to the judges for God’s decision as to whether or not they have improperly handled their neighbour’s property.OET logo mark

OET-LV (EXO 22:7) [fn] if not the_thief he_will_be_found and_ the_master_of the_house _he_will_be_brought_near to the_ʼElohīm if not he_had_stretched_out his/its_hand on_the_property_of his/its_neighbour.


22:7 Note: KJB: Exod.22.8OET logo mark

UHB 7 אִם־לֹ֤א יִמָּצֵא֙ הַ⁠גַּנָּ֔ב וְ⁠נִקְרַ֥ב בַּֽעַל־הַ⁠בַּ֖יִת אֶל־הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים אִם־לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֛ח יָד֖⁠וֹ בִּ⁠מְלֶ֥אכֶת רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ׃ ‡
   (7 ʼim-loʼ yimmāʦēʼ ha⁠ggannāⱱ və⁠niqraⱱ baˊal-ha⁠bayit ʼel-hā⁠ʼₑlohim ʼim-loʼ shālaḩ yād⁠ō bi⁠məleʼket rēˊē⁠hū.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (EXO 22:7) Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ὁ κλέψας, προσελεύσεται ὁ κύριος τῆς οἰκίας ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ὀμεῖται ἦ μὴν μὴ αὐτὸν πεπονηρεῦσθαι ἐφʼ ὅλης τῆς παρακαταθήκης τοῦ πλησίον,
   (Ean de maʸ heurethaʸ ho klepsas, proseleusetai ho kurios taʸs oikias enōpion tou Theou, kai omeitai aʸ maʸn maʸ auton peponaʸreusthai efʼ holaʸs taʸs parakatathaʸkaʸs tou plaʸsion,)

BrTr (EXO 22:7) But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in [fn]regard of any part of his neighbour's deposit,


22:7 Gr. over.


ULT If the thief is not found, then the owner of the house shall be brought to God, whether or not he has stretched out his hand against the property of his neighbor.

UST But if no one catches the thief, you must bring the owner of the house to God so he can swear that he did not take his neighbor’s property.

BSB & MSB If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges[fn] to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.


22:8 Or before God; also in verse 9

OEB No OEB EXO 22:8 book available

WEBBE & WMBB If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbour’s goods.

NET If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

LSV If the thief is not found, then the master of the house has been brought near to God [to see] whether he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor.

FBV If the thief isn't caught the owner of the house must appear before the judges to find out whether he took his neighbor's property.

T4T But if the thief is not caught, the owner of the house from which the things were stolen must stand before the judges, so that the judges can determine whether the owner of the house was the one who took the other man’s goods and sold them to someone else.

LEB If the thief is not found, the owner of the house will be brought ⌊to the sanctuary⌋[fn] to learn whether or not he reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession.


22:8 Literally “to God” or perhaps “to the judges”

BBE If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

Moff No Moff EXO 22:8 book available

JPS (EXO 22:7) (22-6) If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.

ASV If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.

DRA If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour’s goods,

YLT 'If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;

Drby if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, [to see] if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

RV If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

SLT If the thief shall not be found, and the lord of the house being brought to God, if he put not forth his hand upon his friend’s goods.

Wbstr If the thief shall not be found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he hath put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

KJB-1769 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

KJB-1611 If the thiefe be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought vnto the Iudges, to see whether he haue put his hande vnto his neighbours goods.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And if the theefe be not founde, then the good man of ye house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges, that it may be knowen whether he haue put his hande vnto his neyghbours good.
   (And if the thief be not found, then the master of ye/you_all house shall be brought unto the Judges, that it may be known whether he have put his hand unto his neighbours good.)

Gnva If the thiefe be not founde, then the master of the house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges to sweare, whether he hath put his hande vnto his neighbours good, or no.
   (If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the Judges to swear, whether he hath/has put his hand unto his neighbours good, or no.)

Cvdl But yf the thefe be not founde, then shal the good man of the house be brought before the Goddes (and shal sweare) that he hath not put his hande vnto his neghbours good.
   (But if the thief be not found, then shall the master of the house be brought before the God’s (and shall swear) that he hath/has not put his hand unto his neighbours good.)

Wycl If the theef is hid, the lord of the hows schal be brouyt to goddis, `that is, iugis, and he schal swere, that he helde not forth the hond in to `the thing of his neiybore,
   (If the thief is hid, the lord of the house shall be brought to gods, that is, judges, and he shall swear, that he held not forth the hand in to the thing of his neighbour,)

Luth (EXO 22:7) Findet man aber den Dieb nicht, so soll man den Hauswirt vor die Götter bringen, ob er nicht seine Hand habe an seines Nächsten Habe gelegt.
   (Finds man but the thief not, so should man the landlord before/in_front_of the gods bring/get, if/whether he not his hand have at/to his neighbour goods placed.)

ClVg si latet fur, dominus domus applicabitur ad deos, et jurabit quod non extenderit manum in rem proximi sui,
   (when/but_if hides fur, master home will_be_applied to the_gods, and will_swear that not/no may_have_extended hand in/into/on thing neighbours self,)


HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

UTN 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](../22/09.md) 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](../21/06.md) 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]

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