Exodus 21:34
the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his.
In context
31 If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. 32 If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34 the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his.
35 “When one man’s ox butts another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and share its price, and the dead beast also they shall share. 36 Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his.
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- KJV King James Version
— Exodus 21:34 in the KJV
the owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
- NIV New International Version
— Exodus 21:34 in the NIV
the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.