Exodus 21:28 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 21:28

If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

BSB

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ASV

And if an ox gore a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

KJV

If an ox 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 quit.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

If an ox gore a man - It is more likely that a bull is here intended, as the word signifies both, see Exo 22:1; and the Septuagint translate the שור shor of the original by ταυρος, a bull. Mischief of this kind was provided against by most nations. It appears that the Romans twisted hay about the horns of their dangerous cattle, that people seeing it might shun them; hence that saying of Horace. Sat., lib. i., sat.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכִֽי־	ve.khi-	and if	H3588 →
יִגַּ֨ח	yi.Gach	it will gore	H5055 →
שׁ֥וֹר	Shor	an ox	H7794 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אִ֛ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
א֥וֹ	'o	or	H176 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אִשָּׁ֖ה	'i.Shah	a woman	H802 →
וָמֵ֑ת	va.Met	and he will die	H4191 →
סָק֨וֹל	sa.Kol	certainly <to stone>	H5619 →
יִסָּקֵ֜ל	yi.sa.Kel	it will be stoned to death	H5619 →
הַשּׁ֗וֹר	ha.Shor	the ox	H7794 →
וְלֹ֤א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יֵאָכֵל֙	ye.'a.Khel	it will be eaten	H398 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּשָׂר֔וֹ	be.sa.Ro	meat its	H1320 →
וּבַ֥עַל	u.Va.'al	and [the] owner of	H1167 →
הַשּׁ֖וֹר	ha.Shor	the ox	H7794 →
נָקִֽי׃	na.Ki	[will be] free from guilt	H5355 →

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Exodus 21:32
If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
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- Matthew 26:15
  and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- Zechariah 11:12–13
  Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
- Matthew 27:3–9
  When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
- Genesis 37:28
  So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Philippians 2:7
  but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

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