Exodus 21:28

“When an ox gores a man or a woman and the person dies, the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be clear.”

Exodus 21:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 21:28, word by word

an oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears
goresיִגַּחyigach

gore

To strike with horns; or knock down enemies.

Where else “yigach” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
and the person diesמֵתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “met” appears
shall surely be stonedסָקוֹלsakol

stone

To pelt someone with rocks, or kill them so.

Where else “sakol” appears
and its fleshבְּשָׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵלyeachel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yeachel” appears
but the ownerבַעַלvaal

owner

One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.

Where else “vaal” appears
shall be clearנָקִיnaki

exempt

To be exempt from a task or a duty.

Where else “naki” appears

The context

27And if he knocks out the tooth of his male slave or the tooth of his female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth.

28 · This verse (above)

29But if an ox has been given to goring in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.

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