Exodus 22:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
the thiefהַגַּנָּ֖ב
(hag·gan·nav)
1590: a thieffrom ganab
is caughtיִמָּצֵ֥א
(yim·ma·tze)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
while breakingבַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶת
(bam·mach·te·ret)
4290: a breaking in, burglaryfrom chathar
in and is struckוְהֻכָּ֣ה
(ve·huk·kah)
5221: to smitea prim. root
so that he dies,וָמֵ֑ת
(va·met;)
4191: to diea prim. root
there will be noאֵ֥ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
bloodguiltinessדָּמִֽים׃
(da·mim.)
1818: blooda prim. root
on his account. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
If a thief
gannab  (gaw-nab')
a stealer -- thief.
be found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
breaking up
machtereth  (makh-teh'-reth)
a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination -- breaking up, secret search.
and be smitten
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
that he die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
there shall no blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (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)
be shed for him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.

International Standard Version
"If a thief is found while breaking into a house, and is struck down and dies, it is not a capital crime in that case,

NET Bible
"If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If anyone catches a thief breaking in and hits him so that he dies, he is not guilty of murder.

King James 2000 Bible
If a thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he dies, there shall no blood be shed for him.
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