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, 34 the 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. 36 Or 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

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

33 If a man opens a pit or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or donkey falls into it,[a] 34 the owner of the pit is to make restitution. He is to pay money to its owner, and the dead animal will become his.

35 “If a man’s ox strikes his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they are to sell the live ox and divide the money. They also are to divide the dead animal. 36 But if it was known that the ox had gored previously, and its owner didn’t restrain it, he is certainly to repay ox for ox, and the dead ox is to become his.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:33 Lit. there