Exodus 22:8 Go deeper
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If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods. (KJV)
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אִם\־'im-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 22:8 word 1
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 2
יִמָּצֵא֙yi.ma.Tze'he will be found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 3
הַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.Navthe thief
Lemma: גַּנָּב (gan.nav) · Strong's: H1590
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thief
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Deuteronomy 24:7, Job 24:14, Job 30:5, Psalms 50:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1590; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 4
וְנִקְרַ֥בve.nik.Ravand he will be brought near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 5
בַּֽעַל\־ba.'al-[the] master of
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: master
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1167G; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 6
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 7
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 8
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Himthe judges
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 9
אִם\־'im-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 22:8 word 10
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 11
שָׁלַ֛חsha.Lachhe had stretched out
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to send: reach
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971K; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 12
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 13
בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.kheton [the] property of
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 14
רֵעֵֽהוּ\׃re.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Exodus 22:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| the thief | → | גַּנָּב H1590 thief |
| is not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| found | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| the owner | → | בַּעַל H1167G master |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| must appear | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| before | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the judges | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| to determine whether | → | אִם H0518A if |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| he has taken | → | שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| his neighbor’s | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| property | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
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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