Exodus 21:29

21:29 But if the ox had the habit of goring, and its owner was warned, ¹  and he did not take the necessary precautions, ²  and then it killed a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned and the man must be put to death.

Exodus 21:31

21:31 If the ox ³  gores a son or a daughter, the owner ⁴  will be dealt with according to this rule. ⁵ 

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¹ tn The Hophal perfect has the idea of “attested, testified against.”

² tn Heb “he was not keeping it” or perhaps guarding or watching it (referring to the ox).

³ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the ox) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the owner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “according to this judgment it shall be done to him.”