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And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. (KJV)
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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Exodus 22:12 word 1
גָּנֹ֥בga.Nocertainly <to steal>
Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to steal
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Exodus 22:12 word 2
יִגָּנֵ֖בyi.ga.Nevit will be stolen
Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to steal
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Exodus 22:12 word 3
מֵעִמּ֑וֹme.'i.Mofrom with <the> him
Lemma: מֵעִם (me.im) · Strong's: H5973B
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from with
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 26:16, Genesis 31:31, Genesis 41:32, Genesis 44:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973B; TAHOT Exodus 22:12 word 4
יְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.Lemhe will make restitution
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to complete
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Exodus 22:12 word 5
לִבְעָלָֽיו\׃liv.'a.Lavto owner<s> its
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: master
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 22:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1167G; TAHOT Exodus 22:12 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| [the animal] was actually | → | גָּנַב H1589 to steal |
| stolen | → | גָּנַב H1589 to steal |
| from [the neighbor] | → | מֵעִם H5973B from with |
| he must make restitution | → | שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete |
| to the owner | → | בַּעַל H1167G master |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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