Exodus 21:32 “If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty…”

Exodus 21:32

If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

World English Bible

If the bull gores a male servant or a female servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.

American Standard Version

If 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

If the oxe gore a seruant or a mayde, hee shall giue vnto their master thirtie shekels of siluer, and the oxe shalbe stoned.

Darby Translation

If the ox gore a bondman or a handmaid, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Young's Literal Translation

'If the ox gore a man-servant or a handmaid, thirty silver shekels he doth give to their lord, and the ox is stoned.

Bible in Basic English

If the death of a man-servant or of a woman-servant is caused by the ox, the owner is to give their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox is to be stoned.

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Cross references

“If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver,”

Matthew 26:15 Matthew 27:3–9 Genesis 37:28 Philippians 2:7 Zechariah 11:12 Zechariah 11:13

Matthew 26:15 · BSB

and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 27:3–9 · BSB

When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

Genesis 37:28 · BSB

So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Philippians 2:7 · BSB

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Zechariah 11:12 · BSB

Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

Zechariah 11:13 · BSB

And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

“and the ox”

Exodus 21:28 Exodus 21:29

Exodus 21:28 · BSB

If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

Exodus 21:29 · BSB

But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

31If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

33If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

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