King James Version

Exodus 22:2

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:1.

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…בַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶתbamachteretin breaking upמַחְתֶּרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in breaking up”, the ordinary formH4290a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examinationbreaking up, secret search.יִמָּצֵ֥אyimatsecomeמָצָאverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…הַגַּנָּ֖בhaganavthe thiefגַּנָּבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the thief”, the ordinary formH1590a stealerthief.וְהֻכָּ֣הvehukahand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, a completed actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.וָמֵ֑תvametand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, a completed actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toדָּמִֽיםdamimblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-1) If a thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

Young’s Literal Translation

'If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

World English Bible

If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

Darby Translation

If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.

Douay-Rheims

If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-1) If a thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if the thief be found in the breach made by himself and be smitten and die, there shall not be blood shed for him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἐν τῷ διορύγματι εὑρεθῇ ὁ κλέπτης, καὶ πληγεὶς ἀποθάνῃ, οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ φόνος.