Exodus 22:4
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double."
Word-by-Word Analysis
גְּנֵבָה
gᵉnêbâh
stealing, i.e. (concretely) something stolen
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
מִשְׁנֶה
mishneh
properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or loca...
Key Terms in This Verse
מִשְׁנֶה mishneh
properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
Study H4932 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →Cross References
For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the...
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.
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