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If the bull gores a man-servant or a maid-servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.
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The Sanctity of Every Life
Commentators highlight that this law protected even the most vulnerable. By requiring both the stoning of the ox and a payment from the owner, God demonstrated that the life of a slave was precious and that negligence resulting in death had serious consequences. This underscores the sanctity of all human life.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The animal was slain as a tribute to the sanctity of human life (compare the marginal references and Genesis 4:11). It was stoned, and its flesh wa…
19th Century
Anglican
Injuries to the person might arise either from man or from animals. Protection from both was needed. The law given to Noah (Genesis 9:5…
16th Century
Protestant
If the ox shall push a man-servant. It is not unreasonable that the punishment for the death of a slave should now be set at less than for…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If the ox shall push a manservant, or a maidservant Which the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi interpret of a Canaaniti…
The cases mentioned here give rules of justice that were applicable then and are still in use for deciding similar matters. These laws teach us tha…
