32 If the ox gores a male or female slave, [a]the owner shall give his or her master [b](A)thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Property Rights

33 “Now if someone opens a pit, or [c]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 [d]give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:32 Lit he
  2. Exodus 21:32 About 15 oz. or 425 gm
  3. Exodus 21:33 Lit if a man digs
  4. Exodus 21:34 Lit give back

32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels[a](A) of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death.

33 “If anyone uncovers a pit(B) or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34 the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:32 That is, about 12 ounces or about 345 grams

32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

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