15But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.


In Context

12 But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.

13 If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.

14 If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make restitution.

15 But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.

16 If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

17 If the maid's father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

Exodus 22:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:15[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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:15But 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:15If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:15If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for its hire.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15But if the owner of it shall be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for his hire.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15if its owner is with it, he doth not repay, — if it is a hired thing, it hath come for its hire.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:15But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.