Exodus 21:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 21:31

29 But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and it has been made known to his owner, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.

30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay ^ato redeem his life, whatever is imposed on him.

31 Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.

32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master ^athirty shekels of silver, and the ^box shall be stoned.

33 “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it,

34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to their owner, but the dead animal shall be his.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 21:31

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American Standard Version
Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

Amplified® Bible
If the [man's ox] has gored another's son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule.

Contemporary English Version
This same law applies if the bull gores someone's son or daughter.

Darby English Version
Whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.

Good News Bible
If the bull kills a boy or a girl, the same rule applies.

King James Version
Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

New American Standard Bible
"Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

New International Version
This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter.

New King James Version
Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Whether it gores a son or a daughter, he shall receive the same penalty according to the same rule.

Revised Standard Version
If it gores a man's son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule.

Young's Literal Translation
whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.

New English Translation
If the ox¹ gores a son or a daughter, the owner² will be dealt with according to this rule.³

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