Essay for Exodus 21:33
וְכִֽי־יִפְתַּ֨ח אִ֜ישׁ בּ֗וֹר א֠וֹ כִּֽי־יִכְרֶ֥ה אִ֛ישׁ בֹּ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יְכַסֶּ֑נּוּ וְנָֽפַל־שָׁ֥מָּה שּׁ֖וֹר א֥וֹ חֲמֽוֹר׃
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
These regulations cover various damages to property, commonly through negligence. The key word here is “pay” (Heb. shallem, denoting restitution); also repeated are “fellow” and “God’s-oracle.”
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