The Lord God also gave ordinances concerning injury to a
man’s servant caused by the ox of another.
If for example an ox shall injure a man’s servant, male or female, the
owner of the ox shall pay to the master of the servant thirty shekels of silver
and the ox shall be stoned.
It was also
provided that if a man dug a pit, or leave a dug pit uncovered so that an ox or
an ass falls in it, the owner of the ox shall pay compensation to the owner of
the dead or injured animal, and shall then be entitled to the dead or injured
animal. If a man’s ox hurt another man’s ox so that it dies, they shall sell
the live ox, and split the price and shall likewise be entitled to half each of
the dead ox. If however the owner had previous knowledge of the propensity to
push, then he shall pay to the owner of the dead or injured animal the full
price thereof.
Rules For Theft
If a man stole an ox or a sheep and kill it, he shall
restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
If a thief
was found breaking and entering and he was struck down and he died, no blood
was to be shed for him. This provision
really applied to a thief in the night.
For it was also given that if the sun be risen upon him, that is to say
in daylight, then he should if not killed pay full restitution for what he had
stolen or if he had nothing he would be sold for his theft.
Further, is
he was caught still in possession of the thing stolen, be it ox, or ass, or
sheep, he was to restore double the value of whatever it was he had stolen.
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