Exodus 21:28-36

New American Standard Bible

²⁸ “Now if an ox gores a man or a woman ^[a]to death, ^(A)the ox shall certainly be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. ²⁹ If, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. ³⁰ If a ransom is ^[b]demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is ^[c]demanded of him. ³¹ Whether it gores a son or ^[d]a daughter, it shall be done to him according to ^[e]the same rule. ³² If the ox gores a male or female slave, ^[f]the owner shall give his or her master ^[g](B)thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Property Rights

³³ “Now if someone opens a pit, or ^[h]digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, ³⁴ the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall ^[i]give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.

³⁵ “And if someone’s ox injures another’s ox so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide its proceeds equally; and they shall also divide the dead ox. ³⁶ Or if it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he must make restitution of ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.