The Meaning of Exodus 21:34 Explained

Exodus 21:34

KJV: The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

YLT: the owner of the pit doth repay, money he doth give back to its owner, and the dead is his.

Darby: the owner of the pit shall make it good, shall give money to the owner of them; and the dead ox shall be his.

ASV: the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead beast'shall be his.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The owner  of the pit  shall make [it] good,  [and] give  money  unto the owner  of them; and the dead  [beast] shall be his. 

What does Exodus 21:34 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 21

1  Laws for men servants
5  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

What do the individual words in Exodus 21:34 mean?

the owner of the pit shall make [it] good Money he shall give to their owner but the dead [animal] shall be his -
בַּ֤עַל הַבּוֹר֙ יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם כֶּ֖סֶף יָשִׁ֣יב לִבְעָלָ֑יו וְהַמֵּ֖ת יִֽהְיֶה־ לּֽוֹ ס

בַּ֤עַל  the  owner 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בָּעַל 
Sense: owner, husband, lord.
הַבּוֹר֙  of  the  pit 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּור 
Sense: pit, well, cistern.
יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם  shall  make  [it]  good 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .
כֶּ֖סֶף  Money 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
יָשִׁ֣יב  he  shall  give 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לִבְעָלָ֑יו  to  their  owner 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּעַל 
Sense: owner, husband, lord.
וְהַמֵּ֖ת  but  the  dead  [animal] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יִֽהְיֶה־  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לּֽוֹ  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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