Exodus 21:32

If a bull attacks and gores a male or female slave, its owner must pay to the slave’s owner 30 pieces of silver. Then you must kill the bull by throwing stones at it.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

31If someone’s bull attacks and gores another person’s son or daughter, you must treat the bull’s owner according to that same rule.

33Suppose someone has a pit/cistern and does not keep it covered, and someone’s bull or donkey falls into it and dies.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:28If a bull gores a man or woman with the result that the person dies, you must kill the bull by throwing stones at it, but you must not punish the owner of the bull.

Matthew 26:15He asked them, “If I enable you to seize Jesus, how much money are you willing to give me?” They agreed to give him 30 silver coins. So they counted out the coins and gave them to him.

Philippians 2:7Instead, he willingly gave up divine privileges. Specifically, he became a human being and took the attitude of a servant. When he had become a human being,

Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:23-36

22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall… Read the whole commentary →

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