an oathשְׁבֻעַתof YHWHיְהוָהshall beתִּהְיֶהbetweenבֵּיןthe two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםthatאִםhe has not putלֹא שָׁלַחhis handיָדוֹto the goodsבִּמְלֶאכֶתof his neighbor;רֵעֵהוּits ownerוְ בְּעָלָיוshall accept it,לָקַחand he shall not repay.וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם
Exodus 22:11
Study it in the app“an oath of YHWH shall be between the two of them that he has not put his hand to the goods of his neighbor; its owner shall accept it, and he shall not repay.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:11, word by word
- an oathשְׁבֻעַתshevuat
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevuat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “tihye” appears- the two of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- he has not putשָׁלַחshalach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “shalach” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- to the goodsמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
goods
What one owns: his goods, his property.
Where else “melechet” appears- of his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- its ownerבְּעָלָיbealay
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “bealay” appears- shall accept itלָקַחlakach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lakach” appears- and he shall not repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears
The context
10When a man gives his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a lamb or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured or is carried off, with no one seeing,
11 · This verse (above)
12But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall repay its owner.