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Ifאִםthe stolen thingהַגְּנֵבָהis actually foundהִמָּצֵא תִמָּצֵאin his handבְיָדוֹalive,חַיִּיםwhetherמִoxשּׁוֹרorעַדdonkeyחֲמוֹרorעַדlamb,שֶׂהhe shall repayיְשַׁלֵּםdouble.שְׁנַיִם
Exodus 22:4
Study it in the app“If the stolen thing is actually found in his hand alive, whether ox or donkey or lamb, he shall repay double.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:4, word by word
- the stolen thingגְּנֵבָהgeneva
stolen thing
What has been stolen.
Where else “geneva” appears- is actually foundהִמָּצֵאhimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “himatse” appears- in his handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- aliveחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears- oxשּׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- lambשֶׂהse
lamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appears- he shall repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- doubleשְׁנַיִםshenayim
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenayim” appears
The context
3if the sun has risen on him, there is bloodguilt for him. He shall surely repay; if he has nothing, he shall be sold for his theft.
4 · This verse (above)
5When a man lets a field or a vineyard be grazed over, and lets loose his livestock and it grazes in another's field, he shall repay from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.