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815 B
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17 lines
815 B
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# if it was known
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "if people knew" or "if the owner knew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# a habit of goring in time past
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"had gored other animals before"
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# its owner has not kept it in
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This means that the owner did not keep his ox securely inside a fence. This can be clearly stated in the translation. Alternate translation: "its owner did not keep it inside a fence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# he must surely pay ox for ox
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The owner of the ox that killed must give an ox to the man who lost his ox. This can be stated clearly in the translation. Alternate translation: "the owner of the ox that killed must surely give a living ox to the owner of the ox that died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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