Exodus 21:35Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

If one man's ox gore another man's ox, and he die: they shall sell the live ox, and shall divide the price, and the carcass of that which died they shall part between them:
Douay-Rheims

וְכִֽי־יִגֹּ֧ף שֽׁוֹר־אִ֛ישׁ אֶת־שׁ֥וֹר רֵעֵ֖הוּ וָמֵ֑ת וּמָ֨כְר֜וּ אֶת־הַשּׁ֤וֹר הַחַי֙ וְחָצ֣וּ אֶת־כַּסְפּ֔וֹ וְגַ֥ם אֶת־הַמֵּ֖ת יֽ͏ֶחֱצֽוּן׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Wlastow G.K.

19th centuryCommentator

The scholars highlight the regulations mentioned (verses 28 to 36) as specific instances permitted by Moses during the time in the wilderness, which have since served as examples and precedents in legal contexts. These precedents apply not only to similar situations but also to any instance where a person's carelessness could potentially cause harm to an individual or the broader community.