Exodus 21:31
◄  Exodus 21:31  ►
New International Version (©2011)
This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl.

English Standard Version (©2001)
If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
If it gores a son or a daughter, he is to be dealt with according to this same law.

International Standard Version (©2012)
This same ordinance applies if it gores a son or daughter.

NET Bible (©2006)
If the ox gores a son or a daughter, the owner will be dealt with according to this rule.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If the bull gores someone's son or daughter, this same ruling applies.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Whether it has gored a son, or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

American King James Version
Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.

American Standard Version
Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If he have gored a son, or a daughter, he shall fall under the like sentence.

Darby Bible Translation
Whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.

English Revised Version
Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.

World English Bible
Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.

Young's Literal Translation
whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

21:22-36 The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 31. - Whether he have gored a son or a daughter. If the sufferer were a child, the value of the life, and therefore the amount of the fine, would be less.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter,.... A little son or daughter, and both Israelites, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra; this is observed, because only a man or woman are made mention of in Exodus 21:29 persons grown up; and lest it should be thought that only adult persons were intended, this is added, to show that the same regard is had to little ones as to grown persons, should they suffer by an ox in like manner as men and women may. The Targum of Jonathan restrains this to a son or daughter of an Israelite; but the life of everyone, of whatsoever nation, is equally provided for, and guarded against by the original law of God:

according to this judgment shall it be done unto him; to the owner of the ox that has gored a child, male or female; that is, he shall be put to death, if he has been warned of the practice of his ox for three days past, and has took no care to keep him in; or he shall pay the ransom of his life, as it has been laid by the court, with the consent of the relations of the children.

Exodus 21:31 Parallel Commentaries

Exodus 21:31 NIV
Exodus 21:31 NLT
Exodus 21:31 ESV
Exodus 21:31 NASB
Exodus 21:31 KJV

Bible Hub: Online Parallel Bible


Personal Injury Laws
…30If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid on him. 31Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him. 32If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Exodus 21:28 "If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible.
Exodus 21:30 However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded.
Exodus 21:32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death.