King James Version

Exodus 22:26

If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:25.

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…חָבֹ֥לchavoldestroyחָבַלverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “destroy”, the verb used for emphasisH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.תַּחְבֹּ֖לtachboldestroyחָבַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.שַׂלְמַ֣תsalmatclothesשַׂלְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “clothes”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8008a dressclothes, garment, raiment.רֵעֶ֑ךָreekhabrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.בֹּ֥אboto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to 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,…הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).תְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּteshivenvagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to 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((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-25) If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If thou at all take thy neighbor’s garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:

Young’s Literal Translation

if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:

World English Bible

If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

Darby Translation

— If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;

Douay-Rheims

If thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-25) If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if thou take thy neighbour's garment for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἐνεχύρασμα ἐνεχυράσῃς τὸ ἱμάτιον τοῦ πλησίον, πρὸ δυσμῶν ἡλίου ἀποδώσεις αὐτῷ·