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28 “If an ox[a] gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable.

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  1. 21:28 Or bull, or cow; also in 21:29-36.

32 But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner thirty silver coins,[a] and the ox must be stoned.

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  1. 21:32 Hebrew 30 shekels of silver, about 12 ounces or 342 grams in weight.

15 “If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed.

16 “If a woman presents herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it, she and the animal must both be put to death. You must kill both, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

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“And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings[a] in his own image.

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  1. 9:6 Or man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.

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