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the ownerבַּעַלof the pitהַבּוֹרshall repay;יְשַׁלֵּםhe shall give backיָשִׁיבsilverכֶּסֶףto its owner,לִבְעָלָיוand the dead animalוְהַמֵּתshall beיִהְיֶהhis.לּוֹ
Exodus 21:34
Study it in the app“the owner of the pit shall repay; he shall give back silver to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:34, word by word
- the ownerבַּעַלbaal
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “baal” appears- of the pitבּוֹרbor
cistern
A hole dug to hold water.
Where else “bor” appears- shall repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- he shall give backיָשִׁיבyashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashiv” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- and the dead animalמֵּתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears
The context
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,
34 · This verse (above)
35When a man's ox hurts the ox of his neighbor and it dies, they shall sell the live ox and divide its silver, and the dead ox they shall also divide.