Exodus 21:33

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

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

In Context

32If 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.

34Then the owner of the pit/cistern must pay for the animal that died. He must give the money to the animal’s owner, but then he can take away the animal that died and do whatever he wants to with it.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:15It is as though the wicked people of many nations have dug a pit for me to fall into [MET], but they have fallen into that same pit. It is as if they spread out a net to catch me [MET], but their feet have been caught in that same net.

Proverbs 28:10Those who cause honest/good people to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who ◄are innocent/have not done what is wrong►.

Jeremiah 18:20I am doing things that are good, so it is disgusting that [RHQ] they are paying me back by doing evil things to me. It is as though they have dug a pit for me to fall into and die. Do not forget that one time I stood in front of you and pleaded for you to help them, and I tried to prevent you from punishing them [MTY], even though you were very angry with them.

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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