Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “If anyone uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, New Living Translation “Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into it. English Standard Version “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, Berean Standard Bible If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, King James Bible 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; New King James Version “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, New American Standard Bible “Now if someone opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, NASB 1995 “If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, NASB 1977 “And if a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, Legacy Standard Bible “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, Amplified Bible “If a man leaves a pit open, or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, Christian Standard Bible “When a man uncovers a pit or digs a pit, and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, Holman Christian Standard Bible When a man uncovers a pit or digs a pit, and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, American Standard Version 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, Contemporary English Version Suppose someone's ox or donkey is killed by falling into an open pit that you dug or left uncovered on your property. English Revised Version 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, GOD'S WORD® Translation "Whenever someone opens up a cistern or digs a new one and doesn't cover it and a bull or a donkey falls into it, Good News Translation "If someone takes the cover off a pit or if he digs one and does not cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it, International Standard Version If a man opens a pit or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or donkey falls into it, Majority Standard Bible If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, NET Bible "If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, New Heart English Bible "If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn't cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it, Webster's Bible Translation 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 shall fall into it; World English Bible “If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn’t cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd when a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit, and does not cover it, and an ox or donkey has fallen [in] there— Young's Literal Translation 'And when a man doth open a pit, or when a man doth dig a pit, and doth not cover it, and an ox or ass hath fallen thither, -- Smith's Literal Translation And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and shall not cover it, and an ox fall there, or an ass: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf a man open a pit, and dig one, and cover it not, and an ox or an ass fall into it, Catholic Public Domain Version If a man digs or opens a cistern, and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, New American Bible When someone uncovers or digs a cistern and does not cover it over again, should an ox or a donkey fall into it, New Revised Standard Version If someone leaves a pit open, or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if a man shall open a wheat pit or a man shall dig a well, and not cover them, and an ox or an ass fall into it; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when a man will open a pit or a man will dig a well and will not cover them and an ox or a donkey will fall there; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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, Brenton Septuagint Translation And if any one open a pit or dig a cavity in stone, and cover it not, and an ox or an ass fall in there, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws about Restitution33If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.… Cross References Deuteronomy 22:8 If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it. Matthew 5:17-18 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Luke 10:25-37 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” / He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” ... Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Proverbs 28:10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good. Isaiah 58:6-7 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 1 John 3:17-18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. 1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. Philippians 2:4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Genesis 9:5-6 And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: / Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. Numbers 35:33-34 Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. / Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.” Ezekiel 18:5-9 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: / He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. / He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. ... Treasury of Scripture 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; Psalm 9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. Psalm 119:85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. Proverbs 28:10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. Jump to Previous Ass Bull Cover Covering Death Dig Digs Donkey Dropping Earth Fails Fall Fallen Falls Hole Leaves Makes Open Opens Ox Pit Therein Thither UncoversJump to Next Ass Bull Cover Covering Death Dig Digs Donkey Dropping Earth Fails Fall Fallen Falls Hole Leaves Makes Open Opens Ox Pit Therein Thither UncoversExodus 21 1. Laws for men servants5. For the servant whose ear is bored 7. For women servants 12. For manslaughter 16. For kidnappers 17. For cursers of parents 18. For smiters 22. For a hurt by chance 28. For an ox that gores 33. For him who is an occasion of harm If a man opens or digs a pit The phrase "opens or digs a pit" refers to the act of creating a hazard. In ancient times, pits were often dug for various purposes, such as storing water or trapping animals. The Hebrew word for "pit" is "בּוֹר" (bor), which can also mean a cistern or a dungeon. This highlights the responsibility of individuals to ensure that their actions do not inadvertently cause harm to others. The act of digging a pit without proper precautions reflects negligence, which is a key theme in this passage. and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it (33-36) The legislation slides from rights of persons to rights of property easily and without effort, by passing from the injuries which cattle cause to those which they suffer. They are injured (1) by the culpable laches of persons leaving their pits uncovered; (2) by hurts which one man's cattle inflict upon another's. Both kinds of loss have to be made good. (33) If a man shall open a pit.--Rather, uncover a well. The wells in the East commonly have covers, which are removed when water is drawn, and then replaced. If a man neglected to replace a cover, he was rightly answerable for any damage that might ensue. The case was the same if he dug a new well, and neglected to cover it over. Verse 33. - If a man shall open a pit. Rather, "If a man shall uncover a cistern." Cisterns, very necessary in Palestine, were usually closed by a flat-stone, or a number of planks. To obtain water from them, they had to be uncovered; but it was the duty of the man who uncovered them, to replace the covering when his wants were satisfied. Or dig a pit and not cover it. A man who was making a cistern might neglect to cover it while it was in course of construction, or even afterwards, if he thought his own cattle would take no hurt. But in the unfenced fields of Palestine it was always possible that a neighbour' s cattle might go astray and suffer injury through such a piece of negligence. An ox, or an ass, falling into a cistern, would be unable to extricate itself, and might be drowned.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a man אִ֜ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person opens יִפְתַּ֨ח (yip̄·taḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve or א֠וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if digs יִכְרֶ֥ה (yiḵ·reh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3738: To dig, to plot, to bore, open a pit בֹּ֖ר (bōr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well and fails וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to cover it, יְכַסֶּ֑נּוּ (yə·ḵas·sen·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover and an ox שּׁ֖וֹר (šō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera) or א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a donkey חֲמֽוֹר׃ (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2543: A male ass falls וְנָֽפַל־ (wə·nā·p̄al-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie into it, שָׁ֥מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Links Exodus 21:33 NIVExodus 21:33 NLT Exodus 21:33 ESV Exodus 21:33 NASB Exodus 21:33 KJV Exodus 21:33 BibleApps.com Exodus 21:33 Biblia Paralela Exodus 21:33 Chinese Bible Exodus 21:33 French Bible Exodus 21:33 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 21:33 If a man opens a pit (Exo. 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