Exodus 21:19

21:19 and then ¹  if he gets up and walks about ²  outside on his staff, then the one who struck him is innocent, except he must pay ³  for the injured person’s ⁴  loss of time ⁵  and see to it that he is fully healed.

Exodus 21:28

Laws about Animals

21:28 ⁶ “If an ox ⁷  gores a man or a woman so that either dies, ⁸  then the ox must surely ⁹  be stoned and its flesh must not be eaten, but the owner of the ox will be acquitted.

[21:19]  ¹ tn “and then” has been supplied.

[21:19]  ² tn The verb is a Hitpael perfect with vav (ו) consecutive; it follows the sequence of the imperfect before it – “if he gets up and walks about.” This is proof of recovery.

[21:19]  ³ tn The imperfect tense carries a nuance of obligatory imperfect because this is binding on the one who hit him.

[21:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (the injured person) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:19]  ⁵ tn The word appears to be the infinitive from the verb “to sit” with a meaning of “his sitting down”; some suggest it is from the verb “to rest” with a meaning “cease.” In either case the point in the context must mean compensation is due for the time he was down.

[21:28]  ⁶ sn The point that this section of the laws makes is that one must ensure the safety of others by controlling the circumstances.

[21:28]  ⁷ tn Traditionally “ox,” but “bull” would also be suitable. The term may refer to one of any variety of large cattle.

[21:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he dies”; KJV “that they die”; NAB, NASB “to death.”

[21:28]  ⁹ tn The text uses סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל (saqol yissaqel), a Qal infinitive absolute with a Niphal imperfect. The infinitive intensifies the imperfect, which here has an obligatory nuance or is a future of instruction.