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Exodus 21:29

Exodus 21:29
But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past , and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

But if the ox were wont to push with his horns in time past,.... Or "from or before yesterday, to the third" (m) that…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 21:28-32

The animal was slain as a tribute to the sanctity of human life (Compare the marginal references and Gen 4:11). It was…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 21:22-36

Observe here,

I. The particular care which the law took of women with child, that no hurt should be done them which…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

If, however, the owner of the animal had been warned that it was vicious, and had taken no precautions to keep it in, he…

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