Exodus 21:32

Exodus 21:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Context of Exodus 21:32

30If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him. 31Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him. If the ox shall push a male or female servant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or a donkey shall fall into it; 34The owner of the pit shall make payment, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

Exodus 21:32 word by word

אִם־עֶ֛בֶד יִגַּ֥ח הַשּׁ֖וֹר א֣וֹ אָמָ֑ה כֶּ֣סֶף׀ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שְׁקָלִ֗ים יִתֵּן֙ לַֽאדֹנָ֔יו וְהַשּׁ֖וֹר יִסָּקֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

• oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• pushנָגַחnâgach · to goreH5055
• maleעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• servantאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• stonedסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619

Cross-references for Exodus 21:32

• Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchants; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
• Zechariah 11:12And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
• Matthew 26:15And said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.
• Matthew 27:3Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
• Philippians 2:7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
• Exodus 21:28If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.

Commentaries on Exodus 21:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Thirty shekels - Each worth about three shillings English; see Genesis 20:16; Genesis 23:15. So, counting the shekel at its utmost value, the life of a slave was valued at four pounds ten shillings. And at this price these same vile people valued the life of our blessed Lord; see Zechariah 11:12, Zechariah 11:13; Matthew 26:15. And in return, the justice of God has ordered it so, that they have been sold for slaves into every country of the universe. And…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-32Verses 28-32 The animal was slain as a tribute to the sanctity of human life (Compare the marginal references and Genesis 4:11). It was stoned, and its flesh was treated as carrion. Guilty negligence on the part of its owner was reckoned a capital offence, to be commuted for a fine. In the case of a slave, the payment was the standard price of a slave, thirty shekels of silver. See Leviticus 25:44-46; Leviticus 27:3, and the marginal references for the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 22-36 The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-32If an animal caused a person’s death and the owner was judged to be negligent, the relatives of the deceased could demand the death penalty for both the animal and its owner. However, that penalty was not mandatory, and the relatives could elect to accept compensation (21:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3628-36. If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die--For the purpose of sanctifying human blood, and representing all injuries affecting life in a serious light, an animal that occasioned death was to be killed or suffer punishment proportioned to the degree of damage it had caused. Punishments are still inflicted on this principle in Persia and other countries of the East; and among a rude people greater effect is thus produced in inspiring caution, and…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 21:32

• Animals
• Bullock
• Damages and Compensation
• Homicide
• Property
• Restitution
• Servant
• Trespass

In the dictionaries

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• Crucifixion
• Determine
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• Ransom
• Weights
• Wont
• Bible, the

Commentaries on Exodus 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings