Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter. New Living Translation “The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl. English Standard Version If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. Berean Standard Bible If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. King James Bible Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. New King James Version Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. New American Standard Bible Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. NASB 1995 “Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. NASB 1977 “Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. Legacy Standard Bible Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same judgment. Amplified Bible If the ox has gored another’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. Christian Standard Bible If it gores a son or a daughter, he is to be dealt with according to this same law. Holman Christian Standard Bible If it gores a son or a daughter, he is to be dealt with according to this same law. American Standard Version Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. Contemporary English Version This same law applies if the bull gores someone's son or daughter. English Revised Version Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. GOD'S WORD® Translation If the bull gores someone's son or daughter, this same ruling applies. Good News Translation If the bull kills a boy or a girl, the same rule applies. International Standard Version This same ordinance applies if it gores a son or daughter. Majority Standard Bible If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. NET Bible If the ox gores a son or a daughter, the owner will be dealt with according to this rule. New Heart English Bible Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. Webster's Bible Translation Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him. World English Bible Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionwhether it gores a son or gores a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him. Young's Literal Translation whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him. Smith's Literal Translation If he shall push (with his horns) a son, or shall push a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf he have gored a son, or a daughter, he shall fall under the like sentence. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, if it has struck a son or a daughter with its horns, it shall be subject to a similar verdict. New American Bible This ordinance applies if it is a boy or a girl that the ox gores. New Revised Standard Version If it gores a boy or a girl, the owner shall be dealt with according to this same rule. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhether the ox has gored a son or a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if an ox will gore a son or a daughter, it will be done to it according to this judgment. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if the bull gore a son or daughter, let them do to him according to this ordinance. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Personal Injury Laws…30If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him. 31If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. 32If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.… Cross References Genesis 9:5-6 And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: / Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. Leviticus 24:17-21 And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death. / Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life. / If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: ... Numbers 35:31-33 You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death. / Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. / Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. Deuteronomy 19:21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot. Matthew 5:38-39 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. 1 Peter 2:13-14 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, / or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. Genesis 9:4-6 But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. / And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: / Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. Deuteronomy 17:8-13 If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose. / You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case. / You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you, ... Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. Romans 12:17-19 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. / If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints! / Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? / Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! ... Hebrews 10:28-29 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 1 Timothy 1:8-10 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately. / We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching Treasury of Scripture Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him. no reference Jump to Previous Agreement Applies Bull Caused Daughter Dealt Death Gore Gored Gores Judgment Law Punishment Rule WhetherJump to Next Agreement Applies Bull Caused Daughter Dealt Death Gore Gored Gores Judgment Law Punishment Rule WhetherExodus 21 1. Laws for men servants5. For the servant whose ear is bored 7. For women servants 12. For manslaughter 16. For kidnappers 17. For cursers of parents 18. For smiters 22. For a hurt by chance 28. For an ox that gores 33. For him who is an occasion of harm This law also applies The phrase "this law also applies" indicates the universality and consistency of God's justice. In the Hebrew text, the word for "law" is "mishpat," which means judgment or ordinance. It reflects the divine order and fairness that God establishes among His people. The application of this law to all individuals, regardless of their status, underscores the impartiality of God's commandments. Historically, this reflects the broader Ancient Near Eastern legal traditions, where laws were meant to maintain societal order and protect individuals. if the bull gores a son or daughter Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if [the ox] gores יִגָּ֖ח (yig·gāḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5055: To butt with the horns, to war against a son בֵ֥ן (ḇên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a daughter, בַ֣ת (ḇaṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter it shall be done יֵעָ֥שֶׂה (yê·‘ā·śeh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make to him לּֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew according to the same הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that rule. כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט (kam·miš·pāṭ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Links Exodus 21:31 NIVExodus 21:31 NLT Exodus 21:31 ESV Exodus 21:31 NASB Exodus 21:31 KJV Exodus 21:31 BibleApps.com Exodus 21:31 Biblia Paralela Exodus 21:31 Chinese Bible Exodus 21:31 French Bible Exodus 21:31 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 21:31 Whether it has gored a son (Exo. 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