Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 21:29-36

29But ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518the oxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794has a habitמִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032of goringנַגָּ֨ח ה֜וּאna.Gach hu'H5056 H1931,and its ownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167has been warnedוְהוּעַ֤דve.hu.'AdH5749yet does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808restrain itיִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104,and it killsוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376orא֣וֹ'oH176womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,then the oxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794must be stonedיִסָּקֵ֔לyi.sa.KelH5619and its ownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167must alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

30Ifאִם־'im-H518paymentכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724is demandedיוּשַׁ֣תyu.ShatH7896of him insteadעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,he may redeemפִּדְיֹ֣ןpid.YonH6306his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315by payingוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414the fullכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834amount demandedיוּשַׁ֖תyu.ShatH7896of himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

31Ifאוֹ־'ov-H176the oxgoresיִגָּ֖חyi.GachH5055a sonבֵ֥ןvenH1121orאוֹ־'ov-H176a daughterבַ֣ת יִגָּ֑חvat yi.GachH1323 H5055,it shall be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to himaccording to the sameהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088ruleכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941.

32Ifאִם־'im-H518the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794goresיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055a manservantעֶ֛בֶד'E.vedH5650orא֣וֹ'oH176maidservantאָמָ֑ה'a.MahH519, the ownermust payיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to the master of that servantלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113,and the oxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794must be stonedיִסָּקֵֽל׃ סyi.sa.KelH5619.

33Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376opensיִפְתַּ֨חyif.TachH6605בּ֗וֹרBorH953orא֠וֹ כִּֽי־'o ki-H176 H3588digsיִכְרֶ֥ה אִ֛ישׁyikh.Reh 'ishH3738 H376a pitבֹּ֖רborH953and failsוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to cover itיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680,and an oxשּׁ֖וֹרShorH7794orא֥וֹ'oH176a donkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2543fallsוְנָֽפַל־ve.na.fal-H5307into itשָׁ֥מָּהSha.mahH8033,

34the ownerבַּ֤עַלBa.'alH1167of the pitהַבּוֹר֙ha.bOrH953shall make restitutionיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999;he must payכֶּ֖סֶף יָשִׁ֣יבKe.sef ya.ShivH7725 H3701its ownerלִבְעָלָ֑יוliv.'a.LavH1167,and the deadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191animalwill beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961his.

35Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a man’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853oxשֽׁוֹר־shor-H7794injuresיִגֹּ֧ףyi.GofH5062his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and it diesוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,they must sellוּמָ֨כְר֜וּu.Ma.khe.RuH4376אֶת־'et-H853the liveהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416oneהַשּׁ֤וֹרha.ShorH7794and divideוְחָצ֣וּve.cha.TzuH2673אֶת־'et-H853the proceedsכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701;they also mustוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853divideיֶֽחֱצֽוּן׃Ye.che.TzunH2673the dead animalהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191.

36But ifא֣וֹ'oH176it was knownנוֹדַ֗עno.Da'H3045thatכִּ֠יkiH3588the oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794had a habitמִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032of goringנַגָּ֥ח הוּא֙na.Gach hu'H5056 H1931,yet its ownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167failedוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to restrain itיִשְׁמְרֶ֖נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104,he shall pay full compensationH7999,oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794,and the deadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191animalwill beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961his.

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