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Exodus 21:19

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upon his staff: 2 Samuel 3:29; Zechariah 8:4

only he shall pay: This was a wise and excellent institution. The same provision is made in the civil law; and most courts of justice still regulate their decisions in such cases by this Mosaic precept.

the loss: Heb. his ceasing

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