Exodus 21:28
Laws about Animals
28 ▼▼sn The point that this section of the laws makes is that one must ensure the safety of others by controlling the circumstances.
“If an ox ▼▼tn Traditionally “ox,” but “bull” would also be suitable. The term may refer to one of any variety of large cattle.
gores a man or a woman so that either dies, ▼▼tn Heb “and he dies”; KJV “that they die”; NAB, NASB “to death.”
then the ox must surely ▼▼tn The text uses סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל (saqol yissaqel), a Qal infinitive absolute with a Niphal imperfect. The infinitive intensifies the imperfect, which here has an obligatory nuance or is a future of instruction.
be stoned and its flesh must not be eaten, but the owner of the ox will be acquitted.
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