Exodus 22:6

“When 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.”

Exodus 22:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 22:6, word by word

fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
breaks outתֵצֵאtetse

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

Where else “tetse” appears
and catchesמָצְאָהmatsa

meet

To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.

Where else “matsa” appears
thornsקֹצִיםkotsim

thorn

Thorn, thornbush.

Where else “kotsim” appears
so that stacked grainגָּדִישׁgadish

sheaf

A pile of reaped bundles.

Where else “gadish” appears
the standing grainקָּמָהkama

standing grain

Standing grain: grain not yet cut.

Where else “kama” appears
the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sade” appears
is consumedנֶאֱכַלneechal

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

Where else “neechal” appears
the one who kindledמַּבְעִרmavir

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

Where else “mavir” appears
the fireבְּעֵרָהbeera

fire

Fire, blaze.

Where else “beera” appears
shall surely repayשַׁלֵּםshalem

repay

To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.

Where else “shalem” appears

The context

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.

6 · This verse (above)

7When a man gives his neighbor silver or goods to keep, and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he shall repay double.

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