Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:34
The owner of the pit shall make [it] good, [and] give money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his.
34. Having paid the value of the dead animal to the owner, he is naturally at liberty to keep the carcase himself. The carcase would be of value for its hide: but though ‘that which died of itself’ was forbidden later as food (Deu 14:21; cf. Lev 17:15 f. P), this may not have been the case at the time when the present code of laws was drawn up.
money ] i.e. to the value of the beast; its money (= the price of it, v. 35: for ) would be clearer, and should perhaps be restored.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The owner of the pit, i.e. he by whose hand or command it was made,
shall give money equal to the worth of the dead beast, in the opinion of the judge.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
The owner of the pit shall make it good,…. Repair the loss of the ox or ass:
and give the money unto the owner of them: the price of them, what they are worth: the Targum of Jonathan is,
“the owner of the pit shall pay the silver, he shall return to its owner the price of the ox or ass:”
and the dead beast shall be his; either the owner of the pit; who pays the full value for the ox or ass killed, which seems but reasonable; or
“the injured person as Jarchi, for he says, they reckon or estimate the carcass, and he takes it for the price;”
that is, for part of the price it is valued at.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(34) The dead beast shall be his.Having paid the full value of the live animal, the owner of the well was entitled to make what he could by the carcass.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 21:34 The owner of the pit shall make [it] good, [and] give money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his.
Ver. 34. The owner of the pit shall make it good. ] Think the same of other cattle also, good vel ad usum, vel ad esum, as horse, ass, sheep, &c.: a parte, tolum intelligendum, saith Augustine here; by a part it is to be understood the whole.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 21:29, Exo 21:30, Exo 22:6, Exo 22:14
Reciprocal: Exo 22:5 – shall he make restitution Lev 24:18 – that killeth
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
21:34 The owner of the pit shall {y} make [it] good, [and] give money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his.
(y) This law forbids not only to hurt, but to beware lest any be hurt.