9148. Verses 6-14. When a man shall give to his companion silver or vessels to take care of and it be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be caught, he shall repay double. If the thief be not caught, the lord of the house shall be brought unto God, to see whether he has put his hand to his companion's work. Upon every word of transgression, upon ox, upon ass, upon one of the small cattle, upon garment, upon every lost thing, whereof he shall say, This is it, even unto God shall come the word of them both; he whom God shall condemn shall repay double to his companion. When a man shall give to his companion an ass, or an ox, or one of the small cattle, or any beast, to take care of; and it die, or be broken, or be led away captive, no one seeing it; the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, to see whether he hath put his hand to his companion's work, or whether its lord hath taken it, and he shall not repay. And if stealing it shall be stolen from him, he shall repay to its lord. If tearing it shall be torn, he shall bring a witness for it; he shall not repay that which was torn. When a man shall borrow from his companion, and it be broken, or die, the lord thereof not being with it, repaying he shall repay. If the lord thereof be with it, he shall not repay; if he is a hireling, he shall come in his hire. "When a man shall give to his companion silver or vessels to take care of" signifies truths from good and the corresponding knowledges in the memory; "and it be stolen out of the man's house" signifies the loss of them from there; "if the thief be caught" signifies remembrance; "he shall repay double," signifies restoration to the full; "if the thief be not caught," signifies if there is no remembrance of that which was taken away; "the lord of the house shall be brought unto God," signifies a search from good; "to see whether he hath put his hand to his companion's work," signifies to see whether they have entered into it; "upon every word of transgression," signifies whatsoever injury and whatsoever loss; "upon ox, upon ass, upon one of the small cattle," signifies of good and of truth exterior and interior; "upon garment," signifies of sensuous truth; "upon every lost thing, whereof he shall say, This is it," signifies everything doubtful; "even unto God shall come the word of them both; he whom God shall condemn," signifies a searching and a judging by means of truth; "shall repay double to his companion," signifies amendment to the full; "when a man shall give to his companion an ass, or an ox, or one of the small cattle, or any beast, to take care of," signifies truth and good exterior and interior, and everything that belongs to the affection of them in the memory; "and it die, or be broken," signifies loss or injury; "or be led away captive," signifies removal; "no one seeing it," signifies of which the mind is not conscious; "the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both," signifies a search by means of truths from the Word in respect to each and all of these things; "to see whether he hath put his hand to his companion's work, or whether its lord hath taken it," signifies conjunction with good; "and he shall not repay," signifies that there is no injury; "and if stealing it shall be stolen from him," signifies if there is loss; "he shall repay to its lord," signifies restoration in the place of it; "if tearing it shall be torn," signifies if the injury is not of fault; "he shall bring a witness for it," signifies that this is confirmed; "he shall not repay that which was torn," signifies no penalty; "when a man shall borrow from his companion," signifies truth and good from another stock; "and it be broken or die," signifies injury to it, or extinction; "its lord not being with it," signifies if the good of this truth is not together with it; "repaying he shall repay," signifies restoration; "if the lord thereof be with it, he shall not repay" signifies that if the good of truth be together with it, there shall be no restoration; "if he is a hireling," signifies if it is for the sake of the good of self-advantage; "he shall come in his hire," signifies submission and service.