Exodus

Exodus 21:28

²⁸If an ox^g gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

Footnotes

g 21:28 Or a bull; also in verses 29–36

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
an ox	שׁ֥וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
gores	יִגַּ֨ח	yig·gaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5055 push, thrust, gore
a man	אִ֛ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
or	א֥וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
woman	אִשָּׁ֖ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
to death	וָמֵ֑ת	wā·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
the ox	הַשּׁ֗וֹר	haš·šō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
must surely be stoned	סָק֨וֹל	sā·qō·wl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5619 stone, put to death by stoning
and its meat	בְּשָׂר֔וֹ	bə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
must not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be eaten	יֵאָכֵל֙	yê·’ā·ḵêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
But the owner	וּבַ֥עַל	ū·ḇa·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1167 owner, lord
of the ox	הַשּׁ֖וֹר	haš·šō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
shall not be held responsible	נָקִֽי׃	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt

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