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Exodus 21:34

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 21:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead [beast] shall be his.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead [beast] shall be his.
Exodus 21:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
32If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, there shall be given unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,
34the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead [beast] shall be his.
35And if one man`s ox hurt another`s, so that it dieth, then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it: and the dead also they shall divide.
36Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its owner hath not kept it in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead [beast] shall be his own.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The owner of the pit shall make it good, etc.] Repair the loss of the ox or ass: and give the money unto the owner of them: the price of them, what they are worth: the Targum of Jonathan is, “the owner of the pit shall pay the silver, he shall return to its owner the price of the ox or ass:” and the dead beast shall be his; either the owner of the pit; who pays the full value for the ox or ass killed, which seems but reasonable; or “the injured person as Jarchi, for he says, they reckon or estimate the carcass, and he takes it for the price;” that is, for part of the price it is valued at.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The usual mode of protecting a well in the East was probably then, as now, by building round it a low circular wall. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 21:29, Exo 21:30, Exo 22:6, Exo 22:14 Exodus 21:36”
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