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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 21:34 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 12:6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
- Proverbs 6:31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- 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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