Exodus 21:33-36

New Living Translation

³³“Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into it. ³⁴The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal.

³⁵“If someone’s ox injures a neighbor’s ox and the injured ox dies, then the two owners must sell the live ox and divide the price equally between them. They must also divide the dead animal. ³⁶But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation—a live ox for the dead one—but he may keep the dead ox.

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Exodus 21:33-36

New American Standard Bible

Property Rights

³³“Now if someone opens a pit, or ^[a]digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, ³⁴the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall ^[b]give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.

³⁵“And if someone’s ox injures another’s ox so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide its proceeds equally; and they shall also divide the dead ox. ³⁶Or if it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he must make restitution of ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.

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Footnotes

Exodus 21:33 Lit if a man digs
Exodus 21:34 Lit give back

Exodus 21:33-36

New International Version

³³“If anyone uncovers a pit^(A) or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, ³⁴the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.

³⁵“If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally. ³⁶However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did not keep it penned up,^(B) the owner must pay, animal for animal, and take the dead animal in exchange.

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