Exodus

Exodus 22:8

⁸If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges^b to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the thief	הַגַּנָּ֔ב	hag·gan·nāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1590 thief
is not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
found	יִמָּצֵא֙	yim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
the owner	בַּֽעַל־	ba·‘al-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1167 owner, lord
of the house	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
must appear	וְנִקְרַ֥ב	wə·niq·raḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
before	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the judges	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
to determine whether	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he has taken	שָׁלַ֛ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his neighbor’s	רֵעֵֽהוּ׃	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
property	בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת	bim·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4399 occupation, work

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.