Exodus 22:14
“If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.
15If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.
Cross References
Exodus 22:11the oath of the LORD shall be between them both, he has not put his hand on his neighbor’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
Deuteronomy 15:2This is the way it shall be done: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not require payment from his neighbor and his brother, because the LORD’s release has been proclaimed.
Nehemiah 5:4There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
Matthew 5:42Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
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 →