Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:28-32

28If an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794goreיִגַּ֨חyi.GachH5055a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376or a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802,that they dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191:then the oxהַשּׁ֗וֹרha.ShorH7794shall be surelyסָק֨וֹלsa.KolH5619stonedיִסָּקֵ֜לyi.sa.KelH5619,and his fleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵל֙ye.'a.KhelH398;but the ownerוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167of the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall bequitנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355.

29But if the oxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794were wont to push with his hornנַגָּ֨חna.GachH5056in time pastמִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543,and it hath been testifiedוְהוּעַ֤דve.hu.'AdH5749to his ownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167,and he hath not keptיִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104him in, but that he hath killedוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376or a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;the oxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794shall be stonedיִסָּקֵ֔לyi.sa.KelH5619,and his ownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167also shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

30If there be laidיוּשַׁ֣תyu.ShatH7896on him a sum of moneyכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724,then he shall giveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414for the ransomפִּדְיֹ֣ןpid.YonH6306of his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315whatsoever is laidיוּשַׁ֖תyu.ShatH7896upon him.

31Whether he have goredיִגָּ֖חyi.GachH5055a sonבֵ֥ןvenH1121,orH176have goredיִגָּ֑חyi.GachH5055a daughterבַ֣תvatH1323,according to this judgmentכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941shall it be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213unto him.

32If the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall pushיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055a manservantעֶ֛בֶד'E.vedH5650or a maidservantאָמָ֑ה'a.MahH519;he shall giveיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414unto their masterלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701,and the oxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794shall be stonedיִסָּקֵֽל׃ סyi.sa.KelH5619.

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