He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy.”
Exodus 21:34 - Easy To Read Version The man who owns the hole must pay for the animal. But after he pays for the animal, then he will be allowed to keep the body of that animal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to the animal's owner, but the dead beast shall be his. American Standard Version (1901) the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead beast shall be his. Common English Bible the owner of the pit must make good on the loss. He should pay money to the ox’s owner, but he may keep the dead animal. Catholic Public Domain Version then the owner of the cistern shall repay the price of the beasts, and what is dead will belong to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The owner of the pit shall pay the price of the beasts: and that which is dead shall be his own. |
He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy.”
“A man might take a cover off a well or he might dig a hole and not cover it. If another man’s animal comes and falls into that hole, then the man who owns the hole is guilty.
“If a man borrows anything from his neighbor, he is responsible for that thing. If an animal is hurt, or if the animal dies, then the neighbor must pay the owner for the animal. The neighbor is responsible, because the owner was not there himself.
“A man might start a fire to burn thorn bushes on his field. But if the fire grows and burns his neighbor’s crops or the grain growing on the neighbor’s field, then the man that started the fire must pay for the things he burned.
He might give back the things he took when he loaned money. He might pay for the things he stole. He might begin to follow the laws that give life. He stops doing bad things. Then that person will surely live. He won’t die.