Exodus 22:14

If anyone borrows from his neighbor any of these things, and it has died or been disabled when the owner was not present, he shall be compelled to make restitution.

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In The King James Version

And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

In Context

13If it has been eaten by a wild beast, let him carry what was killed to him, and then he shall not make restitution.

15But if the owner was present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it had been brought for hired work.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:11then there shall be an oath between them, that he did not lay his hand on the goods of his neighbor. And the owner shall accept the oath, and he will not be compelled to make restitution.

Deuteronomy 15:2which shall be celebrated according to this order. Anyone to whom anything is owed, by his friend or neighbor or brother, will not be able to request its return, because it is the year of remission of the Lord.

Nehemiah 5:4And others were saying: “Let us borrow money for the tribute of the king, and let us surrender our fields and vineyards.”

Matthew 5:42Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:8-16

7 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. 8 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. 9 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;… Read the whole commentary →

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