Exodus 22:5

If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	אִישׁ֙ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
field	שָׂדֶ֣ה sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
vineyard	כֶ֔רֶם Khe.rem	H3754	a garden or vineyard · noun, common masculine singular absolute
eaten	יַבְעֶר yav.'er-	H1197	to kindle · verb, hiphil jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
put	וְשִׁלַּח֙ ve.shi.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
beast	בְּעִיר֔וֹ be.'i.ro	H1165	cattle · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
feed	וּבִעֵ֖ר u.vi.'Er	H1197	to kindle · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man’s	אַחֵ֑ר 'a.Cher	H312	properly · adjective, masculine singular absolute
field	בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה bis.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
best	מֵיטַ֥ב mei.Tav	H4315	the best part · noun, common masculine singular construct
field	שָׂדֵ֛הוּ sa.De.hu	H7704	a field (as flat) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
best	וּמֵיטַ֥ב u.mei.Tav	H4315	the best part · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
vineyard	כַּרְמ֖וֹ kar.Mo	H3754	a garden or vineyard · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
restitution	יְשַׁלֵּֽם ye.sha.Lem	H7999	to be safe (in mind · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 21:34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
Exodus 22:3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be s…
Exodus 22:12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
Job 20:18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shal…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:1-6

Here are the laws, I. Concerning theft, which are these: - 1. If a man steal any cattle (in which the wealth of those times chiefly consisted), and they be found in his custody, he must restore double, Exo 22:4. Thus he must both satisfy for the wrong and suffer for the crime. But it was afterwards provided that if the thief were touched in conscience, and voluntarily confessed it, before it was discovered or enquired into by any other, then he should only make restitution of what he had stolen, and add to it a fifth part, Lev 6:4, Lev 6:5. 2. If he had killed or sold the sheep or ox he had stolen, and thereby persisted in his crime, he must restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 22:4

He shall restore double - In no case of theft was the life of the offender taken away; the utmost that the law says on this point is, that, if when found breaking into a house, he should be smitten so as to die, no blood should be shed for him; Exo 22:2. If he had stolen and sold the property, then he was to restore four or fivefold, Exo 22:1; but if the animal was found alive in his possession, he was to restore double.

John Gill on Exodus 22:5

If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten,.... Which is not his own, by putting cattle into it to feed upon it, as it is explained in the next clause: and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; do damage in one or both those two ways, either by his feet treading down the grass and fruits of the earth, which the Rabbins, as Jarchi says, think, is meant by putting in his beast; or with his beast eating up the same, which is intended by the latter phrase: of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution for what damage is done by his beast in his neighbour's field or vineyard; and this held good of any garden or or…

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John Calvin on Exodus 22:5-15

Dictionary and topics

Beast — This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Ex. 22:5; Num. 20:4, 8, 11; Ps. 78:48); of beasts of burden (Gen. 45:17); of eatable beasts (Prov. 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries…
Field — (Heb. sadeh), a cultivated field, but unenclosed. It is applied to any cultivated ground or pasture (Gen. 29:2; 31:4; 34:7), or tillage (Gen. 37:7; 47:24). It is also applied to woodland (Ps. 132:6)…
Agriculture · LAWS CONCERNING — LAWS CONCERNING
Agriculture Or Husbandry · Enactments to protect: Against the trespass of cattle — Enactments to protect: Against the trespass of cattle
Bullock · .Theft of — .Theft of
Theft · Mosaic law respecting — Mosaic law respecting
Vineyards · Laws respecting: Compensation in kind to be made for injury done to — Laws respecting: Compensation in kind to be made for injury done to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 22:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:1-6

Adam Clarke on Exodus 22:4

John Gill on Exodus 22:5

John Calvin on Exodus 22:5-15

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 22:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:1-6

Adam Clarke on Exodus 22:4

John Gill on Exodus 22:5

John Calvin on Exodus 22:5-15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 22:5-6

Rashi on Exodus 22:5