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What does Exodus 21:30 mean?

"If a ransom is laid on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid on him."

— Exodus 21:30 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

27

If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

28

“If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull shall surely be stoned, and its meat shall not be eaten; but the owner of the bull shall not be held responsible.

29

But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and it has been testified to its owner, and he has not kept it in, but it has killed a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall also be put to death.

30

If a ransom is laid on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid on him.

31

Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.

32

If the bull gores a male servant or a female servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.

33

“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,

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