Exodus 22:6
“If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If fire break out,.... Even though of itself, as Jarchi interprets it:
and catch in thorns a thorn hedge or fence,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
If fire break out - Mr. Harmer observes that it is a common custom in the east to set the dry herbage on fire before the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 22:1-6
Here are the laws,
I. Concerning theft, which are these: - 1. If a man steal any cattle (in which the wealth of those…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Damage done by fire spreading accidentally to another man's field. In this case compensation according to the damage…
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