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Whenוְכִיa man'sאִישׁoxשׁוֹרhurtsיִגֹּףthe oxאֶת שׁוֹרof his neighborרֵעֵהוּand it dies,וָמֵתthey shall sellוּמָכְרוּthe liveהַחַיoxאֶת הַשּׁוֹרand divideוְחָצוּits silver,אֶת כַּסְפּוֹand the dead oxוְ אֶת הַמֵּתthey shall alsoגַםdivide.יֶחֱצוּן
Exodus 21:35
Study it in the app“When 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:35, word by word
- a man'sאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- oxשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- hurtsיִגֹּףyigof
strike
To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.
Where else “yigof” appears- of his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- and it diesמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- they shall sellמָכְרוּmachru
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “machru” appears- the liveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- and divideחָצוּchatsu
divide
To split into parts, share out.
Where else “chatsu” appears- its silverכַּסְפּkasp
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasp” appears
The context
34the owner of the pit shall repay; he shall give back silver to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.
35 · This verse (above)
36Or if it is known that the ox has been given to goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely repay, ox for ox, and the dead animal shall be his.