Exodus 21:33

“When 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,”

Exodus 21:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 21:33, word by word

a manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
opensיִפְתַּחyiftach

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

Where else “yiftach” appears
a pitבּוֹרbor

cistern

A hole dug to hold water.

Where else “bor” appears
digsיִכְרֶהyichre

dig

To dig a well or a grave.

Where else “yichre” appears
and does not cover itיְכַסֶּyechase

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

Where else “yechase” appears
and an oxשּׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears
a donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

Where else “chamor” appears
fallsנָפַלnafal

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

Where else “nafal” appears

The context

32If 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.

33 · This verse (above)

34the owner of the pit shall repay; he shall give back silver to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.

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