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Ifאִםthe oxהַשּׁוֹרgoresיִגַּחa male slaveעֶבֶדorאוֹa female slave,אָמָהhe shall giveיִתֵּןthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshekelsשְׁקָלִיםof silverכֶּסֶףto his master,לַאדֹנָיוand the oxוְהַשּׁוֹרshall be stoned.יִסָּקֵל
Exodus 21:32
Study it in the app“If the ox gores a male slave or a female slave, he shall give thirty shekels of silver to his master, and the ox shall be stoned.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:32, word by word
- the oxשּׁוֹרshor
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 male slaveעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- a female slaveאָמָהama
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “ama” appears- he shall giveיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- shekelsשְׁקָלִיםshekalim
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekalim” appears- of silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- to his masterאדֹנָיdonay
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “donay” appears- shall be stonedיִסָּקֵלyisakel
stone
To pelt someone with rocks, or kill them so.
Where else “yisakel” appears
Translation note
Thirty shekels of silver: compare Zechariah 11:12-13 and Matthew 26:15.
The context
31Whether it gores a son or gores a daughter, it shall be done to him according to this rule.
32 · This verse (above)
33When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,