Exodus 22:5
If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten,.... Which is not his own, by putting cattle into it to feed upon it, as it is explained in the next clause:
and shall put in his beast, and…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Shall put in his beast, and shall feed - Rather, shall let his beast go loose, and it shall feed.
Here are the laws,
I. Concerning theft, which are these: - 1. If a man steal any cattle (in which the wealth of those times chiefly consisted), and they be found in his custody, he must restore…
Compensation to be paid for damage done by cattle being allowed negligently to stray (v.5 if the text be sound); and by fire spreading accidentally (v.6) to another man's field.