OK - I have a bit of a thorny problem. One of my Mexicans I keep on my farm was recently gored by my prize breeding bull.
It's the first time it has killed anyone so I don't have to get one of you to stone me, but do Mexicans really count? I don't have to pay anyone compensation but he was my Mexican so it's not like anyone else has been inconvenienced.
I'd like some advice from one of the Pastors. This is going to cost me money. That's a good breeding animal.
Exodus 21:28-32
28“When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. 29But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. 30If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. 31If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. 32If 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.
28“When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. 29But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. 30If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. 31If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. 32If 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.
It's the first time it has killed anyone so I don't have to get one of you to stone me, but do Mexicans really count? I don't have to pay anyone compensation but he was my Mexican so it's not like anyone else has been inconvenienced.
I'd like some advice from one of the Pastors. This is going to cost me money. That's a good breeding animal.
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