Exodus 21:36 meaning and explanation

But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.

Exodus 21:36, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse closes a case law given to Israel through Moses at Sinai. It deals with an ox known to be dangerous: if the owner was warned and failed to restrain it, he bears full liability when it kills another man's animal.

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