Exodus 22:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 22:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמָּצֵא֙
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
הַגַּנָּ֔ב
gannâb
H1590
thief
וְנִקְרַ֥ב
qârab
H7126
to approach
בַּֽעַל
baʻal
H1167
husband
הַבַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁלַ֛ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
רֵעֵֽהוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If the thief isn't found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out if he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods.
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King James Version Public Domain
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 neighbor's goods.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If the thief is not found, then the owner of the house shall be brought to God, whether or not he has stretched out his hand against the property of his neighbor.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).