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

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  1. Exodus 22:15 tn Literally “it came with/for its hire,” this expression implies that the owner who hired it out and was present was prepared to take the risk, so there would be no compensation.

15 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.(A)

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