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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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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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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the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead beast shall be his.
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Passages linked to Exodus 21:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 21:29-30 But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and this has been testified to its owner, and he has not kept it in, but it has killed a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall also be put to death. If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed.
- Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
- Exodus 22:14 “If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain This law forbiddeth not only not to hurt, but…
This law forbiddeth not only not to hurt, but to beware lest any be hurt.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 21:34 The owner of the pit shall make…
Exo 21:34 The owner of the pit shall make [it] good, [and] give money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his.
Ver. 34. The owner of the pit shall make it good.] Think the same of other cattle also, good vel ad usum, vel ad esum, as horse, ass, sheep, &c.: a parte, tolum intelligendum, saith Augustine here; by a part it is to be understood the whole.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The owner of the pit, i.e. he by whose…
The owner of the pit, i.e. he by whose hand or command it was made,
shall give money equal to the worth of the dead beast, in the opinion of the judge.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The owner of the pit shall make it good,....…
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:"
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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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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 34. Having paid the value of the dead animal…
34. Having paid the value of the dead animal to the owner, he is naturally at liberty to keep the carcase himself. The carcase would be of value for its hide: but though ‘that which died of itself’ was forbidden later as food (Deu_14:21; cf. Lev_17:15 f. P), this may not have been the case at the time when the present code of laws was drawn up.
money] i.e. to the value of the beast; its money (= the price of it, v. 35: כספו for כסף) would be clearer, and should perhaps be restored.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (34) The dead beast shall be his.—Having paid the…
(34) The dead beast shall be his.—Having paid the full value of the live animal, the owner of the well was entitled to make what he could by the carcass.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The owner of the pit shall make it goodi.e.…
The owner of the pit shall make it goodi.e. , "shall duly compensate the owner of the cattle for its loss." And the dead beast shall be his. Having paid the full price of the slain beast, the owner of the cistern was entitled to its carcase.
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