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"If one man`s bull injures another`s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal.
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Fairness in Accidents
Commentators explain that this law addresses situations where no one is at fault, such as an unexpected animal fight. When an ox kills another without its owner knowing it was dangerous, the law prescribes a fair solution: both owners share the loss equally. They sell the live ox and divide the money, and they also divide the value of the dead animal, demonstrating a principle of communal responsibility for unforeseen tragedies.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The dead ox in this case, as well as in the preceding one, must have been worth no more than the price of the hide, as the flesh could not be eaten…
19th Century
Anglican
LAWS CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
The legislation transitions from rights of persons to rights of property easily and…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die By pushing with his horns, or his body, or by biting with his teeth,…
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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…