30. But the family of the dead man might accept money. Then the man who owned the bull may buy back his life. But he must pay whatever is demanded.
31. Use this same law if the bull kills a person’s son or daughter.
32. But the bull might kill a male or female slave. Then the owner must pay the master the price for a new slave. That is 12 ounces of silver. And the bull must also be killed with stones.
33. “A man might take the cover off a pit. Or he might dig one and not cover it. Another man’s ox or donkey might come and fall into it.
34. The owner of the pit must pay the owner of the animal for his loss. The dead animal will belong to the one who pays.
35. “One man’s bull might kill another man’s bull. Then they must sell the bull that is alive. Both men get half of the money. And both men will also get half of the bull that was killed.
36. A man’s bull might have hurt other animals in the past. But the owner might not have kept it in a pen. Then that owner must pay bull for bull. And the dead animal is his.