Whenכִּיa manאִישׁlets a fieldשָׂדֶהorאוֹa vineyardכֶרֶםbe grazed over,יַבְעֶרand lets looseוְשִׁלַּחhis livestockאֶת בְּעִירוֹand it grazesוּבִעֵרin another'sאַחֵרfield,בִּשְׂדֵהhe shall repay fromיְשַׁלֵּםthe bestמֵיטַבof his fieldשָׂדֵהוּand the bestוּמֵיטַבof his vineyard.כַּרְמוֹ
Exodus 22:5
Study it in the app“When 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:5, word by word
- a manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- lets a fieldשָׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- a vineyardכֶרֶםcherem
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “cherem” appears- be grazed overיַבְעֶרyaver
graze
To let livestock graze a field.
Where else “yaver” appears- and lets looseשִׁלַּחshilach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilach” appears- his livestockבְּעִירbeir
animals, livestock
Beasts of burden, livestock.
Where else “beir” appears- in another'sאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears- he shall repay fromיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- the bestמֵיטַבmetav
best
The best, the best part.
Where else “metav” appears
The context
4If the stolen thing is actually found in his hand alive, whether ox or donkey or lamb, he shall repay double.
5 · This verse (above)
6When fire breaks out and catches thorns, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who kindled the fire shall surely repay.