John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 22:12
And if it be stolen from him ,.... Or "but if" F24 כי אם "si autem", Drusius. it was taken away by theft; and that "from with him" F25 מעמו "e cum eo", Montanus. , as it may be literally rendered, from among his own cattle, and they not taken; and he being present, pretending to have an eye upon them and keep them, but was careless and negligent, at least, if he did not connive at the theft: he shall make restitution to the owner thereof ; for in such a case there was... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 22:7-15
These laws are, I. Concerning trusts, Exod. 22:7-13. If a man deliver goods, suppose to a carrier to be conveyed, or to a warehouse-keeper to be preserved, or cattle to a farmer to be fed, upon a valuable consideration, and if a special confidence be reposed in the person they are lodged with, in case these goods be stolen or lost, perish or be damaged, if it appear that it was not by any fault of the trustee, the owner must stand to the loss, otherwise he that has been false to this trust... read more