Exodus 22:15 — Compare Translations

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But if the owner is with it [when the damage is done], the borrower shall not make it good. If it is a hired thing, the damage is included in its hire.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But if the owner is with it [when the damage is done], the borrower shall not make it good. If it is a hired thing, the damage is included in its hire.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If its owner is there with it, the man does not have to make restitution. If it was rented, the loss is covered by its rental price.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

But if the owner is with his animal when something bad happens to it, you do not have to pay anything. And if you already paid your neighbour some money to use his animal, that will be enough to pay him for the loss.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But if the owner was there, then the neighbor does not have to pay. Or if the neighbor was paying money to use the animal for work, he will not have to pay if the animal dies or is hurt. The money he paid to use the animal will be enough payment.

If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But if that happens when the owner is present, he need not repay. If it is a rented animal, the loss is covered by the rental price.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If the owner is with the animal, the borrower doesn't have to make up for the loss. If it is rented, the rental fee covers the loss.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If its owner is there with it, the man does not have to make restitution. If it was rented, the loss is covered by its rental price.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

But if its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But if the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution. If it was a hired thing, it came with his hire.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"When a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall pay her marriage price and marry her.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"But suppose the owner is with the animal. Then the man will not have to pay. If he hired the animal, the money he paid to hire it covers the loss.

English NIV

But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss.

English NKJ 1982

If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire.

English NLT

But if the owner is there, no payment is required. And no payment is required if the animal was rented because this loss was covered by the rental fee.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If the owner was present, there shall be no restitution; if it was hired, only the hiring fee is due.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hire.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But if the owner is there, he need not pay; and if it was rented, then he need not pay, because this possibility was included in the original rental fee.

English Tyndale 1537

If the owner thereof be by, he shall not make it good, namely if it be an hired thing and came for hire.