King James Version
What Does Exodus 21:34 Mean?
“The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.”
Context
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.
35
And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36
Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past , and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(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.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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