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Exodus 22:15

But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:14.

אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…בְּעָלָ֥יוbealayvhusbandבַּעַלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “husband”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1167a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)[phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath i…עִמּ֖וֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְשַׁלֵּ֑םyeshalemmake amendsשָׁלַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “make amends”, an unfinished actionH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…שָׂכִ֣ירsakhirhiredשָׂכִירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “hired”, the ordinary formH7916a man at wages by the day or yearhired (man, servant), hireling.ה֔וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בָּ֖אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בִּשְׂכָרֽוֹbiskharvoin hireשָׂכָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in hire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7939payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefithire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-14) If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hireling, he loseth his hire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

Young’s Literal Translation

if its owner [is] with it, he doth not repay, — if it [is] a hired thing, it hath come for its hire.

World English Bible

If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

Darby Translation

if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make [it] good; if it be a hired [thing], it came for its hire.

Douay-Rheims

But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-14) If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hireling, he loseth his hire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be a compensation to him instead of his hire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ὁ κύριος ᾖ μετʼ αὐτοῦ, οὐκ ἀποτίσει· ἐὰν δὲ μισθωτὸς ᾖ, ἔσται αὐτῷ ἀντὶ τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ.