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Ifאִםits ownerבְּעָלָיוwas with it,עִמּוֹhe shall not repay.לֹא יְשַׁלֵּםIfאִםit was hired,שָׂכִיר הוּאits hireבִּשְׂכָרוֹcovers the loss.בָּא
Exodus 22:15
Study it in the app“If its owner was with it, he shall not repay. If it was hired, its hire covers the loss.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:15, word by word
- its ownerבְּעָלָיbealay
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “bealay” appears- he shall not repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- it was hiredשָׂכִירsachir
hired worker
Hired worker: a laborer paid by the day or by the year.
Where else “sachir” appears- its hireשְׂכָרsechar
wages
What is given to someone for the work he did, in money or goods.
Where else “sechar” appears- covers the lossבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears
The context
14When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely repay.
15 · This verse (above)
16When a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to make her his wife.