Bible Commentary

If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] blood [shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. There shall be blood shed for him; he that kills him shall be put to death, because he punished him more than his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:3”

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him. 2 3a. A thief caught breaking in by night may be killed without any guilt being incurred by his death, but not if the act take place by day. In the dark the householder … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:2”

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 1. If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it (so as to make profit by it), he is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:1”

Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own. 36. and the dead beast shall be his ] as v. 34. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:36”

And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead [ox] also they shall divide. 35. ‘If this admirable statute were faithfully administered now, it would prevent many angry, and sometimes fatal, feuds between herds-men, and at the same … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:35”

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: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:34”

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; 33, 34. Injury caused by culpable neglect in leaving an open pit. open ] i.e. open a pit which already existed = reopen. a pit ] for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:33”

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. 32. If the ox killed a slave, however, it was sufficient if its owner paid his master as compensation the ordinary value of a slave, and suffered at the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:32”

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. 31. The same law is to hold good, if the person who has been killed is (as we should say) a minor, of either sex. this judgement ] The decision embodied in the preceding … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:31”

If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 30. The owner of the ox may, however, escape the extreme penalty of the law, if the relatives of the man who had been killed are willing to accept a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 21:30”