Exodus 21:34
“The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The owner of the pit shall make it good,.... Repair the loss of the ox or ass:
and give the money unto the owner of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 21:33-34
The usual mode of protecting a well in the East was probably then, as now, by building round it a low circular wall.
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
Having paid the value of the dead animal to the owner, he is naturally at liberty to keep the carcase himself. The…