Exodus
Exodus 22:5
5If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| grazes his livestock | יַבְעֶר־ | yaḇ·‘er- | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| in a field | שָׂדֶ֣ה | śā·ḏeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| or | אוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| vineyard | כֶ֔רֶם | ḵe·rem | Noun - masculine singular | H3754 vineyard |
| and allows them | בְּעִירֹה | bə·ʿī·rōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1165 beasts, cattle |
| to stray | וְשִׁלַּח֙ | wə·šil·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| so that they graze | וּבִעֵ֖ר | ū·ḇi·‘êr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| in someone else’s | אַחֵ֑ר | ’a·ḥêr | Adjective - masculine singular | H312 another |
| field | בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה | biś·ḏêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| he must make restitution | יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ס | yə·šal·lêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| from the best | מֵיטַ֥ב | mê·ṭaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4315 the best |
| of his own field | שָׂדֵ֛הוּ | śā·ḏê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| or vineyard | כַּרְמ֖וֹ | kar·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3754 vineyard |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.