New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 21:28-36

28“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794goresיִגַּ֨חyi.GachH5055a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376orא֥וֹ'oH176a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to deathוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,the oxהַשּׁ֗וֹרha.ShorH7794shall surelyסָק֨וֹלsa.KolH5619be stonedיִסָּקֵ֜לyi.sa.KelH5619and its fleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵל֙ye.'a.KhelH398;but the ownerוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167of the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall goH5355unpunishedH5355.

29Ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518,however, an oxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794was previouslyמִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032in the habitH5056of goringנַגָּ֨חna.GachH5056and its ownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167has been warnedוְהוּעַ֤דve.hu.'AdH5749,yet he does not confineיִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104it and it killsוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376orא֣וֹ'oH176a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,the oxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794shall be stonedיִסָּקֵ֔לyi.sa.KelH5619and its ownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shall be putיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191to deathH4191.

30Ifאִם־'im-H518a ransomכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724isdemandedיוּשַׁ֣תyu.ShatH7896of him, then he shall giveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414for the redemptionפִּדְיֹ֣ןpid.YonH6306of his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315whateverכְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ke.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834isdemandedיוּשַׁ֖תyu.ShatH7896of him.

31Whetherאוֹ־'ov-H176it goresH5055a sonבֵ֥ןvenH1121orאוֹ־'ov-H176a daughterבַ֣תvatH1323,it shall be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to him according tothe sameהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088ruleכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941.

32Ifאִם־'im-H518the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794goresיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055a maleעֶ֛בֶד'E.vedH5650orא֣וֹ'oH176femaleאָמָ֑ה'a.MahH519slaveH519 H5650,the owner shall giveיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414his or hermasterלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701,and the oxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794shall be stonedיִסָּקֵֽל׃ סyi.sa.KelH5619.

33“IfH3588a manH376opensיִפְתַּ֨חyif.TachH6605a pitבּ֗וֹרBorH953,orא֠וֹ'oH176digsיִכְרֶ֥הyikh.RehH3738a pitבֹּ֖רborH953and does not coverיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it over, and an oxשּׁ֖וֹרShorH7794orא֥וֹ'oH176a donkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2543fallsוְנָֽפַל־ve.na.fal-H5307into it,

34the ownerבַּ֤עַלBa.'alH1167of the pitהַבּוֹר֙ha.bOrH953shall makeיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999restitutionH7999; he shallgiveיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701to its ownerלִבְעָלָ֑יוliv.'a.LavH1167,and the deadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191animalshall becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961his.

35“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588one man’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376oxH7794hurtsיִגֹּ֧ףyi.GofH5062another’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453so that it diesוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,then they shall sellוּמָ֨כְר֜וּu.Ma.khe.RuH4376the liveהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416oxH7794and divideוְחָצ֣וּve.cha.TzuH2673its priceכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701equally; and alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571they shall divideיֶֽחֱצֽוּן׃Ye.che.TzunH2673the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191ox.

36Orא֣וֹ'oH176ifit is knownנוֹדַ֗עno.Da'H3045that the oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794was previouslyמִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032in the habitH5056of goringנַגָּ֥חna.GachH5056,yet its ownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167has not confinedיִשְׁמְרֶ֖נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104it, he shall surelyשַׁלֵּ֨םsha.LemH7999payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794for oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794,and the deadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191animalshall becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961his.

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