Exodus 21:29

“But 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.”

Exodus 21:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 21:29, word by word

an oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears
given to goringנַגָּחnagach

given to goring

Used to goring.

Where else “nagach” appears
in the pastתְּמֹלtemol

formerly

What was already so in times past, up to now.

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in the pastשִׁלְשֹׁםshilshom

day before yesterday

The day before yesterday; formerly. With "yesterday" it forms the idiom "as before".

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and its ownerבְעָלָיvealay

owner

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

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has been warnedהוּעַדhuad

warn

To warn strongly, calling someone as witness.

Where else “huad” appears
but has not kept it inיִשְׁמְרֶyishmre

preserve

To keep something, or watch and wait.

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and it killsהֵמִיתhemit

kill

To kill someone.

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a manאִישׁish

man

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

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a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
shall be stonedיִסָּקֵלyisakel

stone

To pelt someone with rocks, or kill them so.

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The context

28When 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.

29 · This verse (above)

30If a compensation is imposed on him, he shall give as the ransom for his life whatever is imposed on him.

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