The Meaning of Exodus 22:5 Explained

Exodus 22:5

KJV: If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

YLT: When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, of the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay.

Darby: If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and put in his cattle, and pasture in another man's field, of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard shall he make it good.

ASV: If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If a man  shall cause a field  or vineyard  to be eaten,  and shall put  in his beast,  and shall feed  in another man's  field;  of the best  of his own field,  and of the best  of his own vineyard,  shall he make restitution. 

What does Exodus 22:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 22

1  Of Theft
5  Of damage
7  Of trespasses
14  Of borrowing
16  Of fornication
18  Of witchcraft
19  Of bestiality
20  Of idolatry
21  Of strangers, widows, and fatherless
25  Of usury
26  Of pledges
28  Of reverence to magistrates
29  Of the first fruits
31  Of torn flesh

What do the individual words in Exodus 22:5 mean?

If causes to be grazed a man a field or vineyard and lets loose - - his animal and it feeds in field of another man from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard he shall make restitution -
כִּ֤י יַבְעֶר־ אִישׁ֙ שָׂדֶ֣ה אוֹ־ כֶ֔רֶם וְשִׁלַּח֙ אֶת־ [בעירה] (בְּעִיר֔וֹ) וּבִעֵ֖ר בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה --אַחֵ֑ר מֵיטַ֥ב שָׂדֵ֛הוּ וּמֵיטַ֥ב כַּרְמ֖וֹ יְשַׁלֵּֽם ס

יַבְעֶר־  causes  to  be  grazed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
אִישׁ֙  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
שָׂדֶ֣ה  a  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
כֶ֔רֶם  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
וְשִׁלַּח֙  and  lets  loose 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
[בעירה]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
(בְּעִיר֔וֹ)  his  animal 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בְּעִיר  
Sense: beasts, cattle.
וּבִעֵ֖ר  and  it  feeds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה  in  field 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
--אַחֵ֑ר  of  another  man 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.
מֵיטַ֥ב  from  the  best 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֵיטָב  
Sense: the best.
שָׂדֵ֛הוּ  of  his  own  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
וּמֵיטַ֥ב  and  the  best 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֵיטָב  
Sense: the best.
כַּרְמ֖וֹ  of  his  own  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
יְשַׁלֵּֽם  he  shall  make  restitution 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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