Exodus - 21:34

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34 the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.

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Explanation and meaning of Exodus 21:34.

Differing Translations

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The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead beast'shall be his.
The owner of the pit shall pay the price of the beasts: and that which is dead shall be his own.
the owner of the pit shall make it good, shall give money to the owner of them; and the dead ox shall be his.
The owner of the pit shall make compensation, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
the owner of the pit doth repay, money he doth give back to its owner, and the dead is his.
The owner of the hole is responsible; he will have to make payment to their owner, but the dead beast will be his.
then the owner of the cistern shall repay the price of the beasts, and what is dead will belong to him.
Dominns cisternae reddet pecuniam, et restituet domino ejus: et quod mortuum est, erit illius.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The owner of the pit shall (y) make [it] good, [and] give money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his.
(y) This law forbids not only to hurt, but to beware lest any be hurt.

The owner of the pit shall make it good,.... Repair the loss of the ox or ass:
and give the money unto the owner of them: the price of them, what they are worth: the Targum of Jonathan is,"the owner of the pit shall pay the silver, he shall return to its owner the price of the ox or ass:"
and the dead beast shall be his; either the owner of the pit; who pays the full value for the ox or ass killed, which seems but reasonable; or"the injured person as Jarchi, for he says, they reckon or estimate the carcass, and he takes it for the price;''that is, for part of the price it is valued at.

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