Exodus 21:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.”

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BSBPD

“the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead beast shall be his.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“the owner of the pit doth repay, money he doth give back to its owner, and the dead is his.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 21:34 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 21:29But 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.
  2. Exodus 22:3But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.
  3. Exodus 22:6If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.
  4. Exodus 22:14If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
  5. 2 Samuel 12:6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
  6. Proverbs 6:31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
  7. Ezekiel 33:15if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

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