Exodus 21:36

Forsooth if the lord knew, that his ox was a (horn)-putter from yesterday and the third day ago, and kept not him (or and did not keep him in), he shall yield (another) ox for (the dead) ox, and he shall take the whole dead carcass.

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In The King James Version

Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

In Context

35If one man’s ox woundeth the ox of another man, and he is dead, they shall sell the quick ox, and they shall part the price, (or If one person’s ox woundeth another person’s ox, and it dieth, they shall sell the living ox, and they shall evenly divide the price); soothly they shall part betwixt them (selves) the carcass of the dead ox.

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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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