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What does Exodus 21:31 mean?

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

— Exodus 21:31 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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,

34

the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.

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