Exodus 21:31 meaning and explanation

If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

Exodus 21:31, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits within a case law passage given through Moses to Israel at Sinai, addressing what happens when a dangerous ox kills someone. Verse 31 extends the rule of verses 28 to 30 to a son or daughter: the animal must be stoned, and if the owner had been warned and failed to restrain it, the same penalty applies to him as for any other victim.

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