Rava on an Ox That Gores a Maidservant and Her Unborn

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 100:3

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Rava said: An ox that gored a maidservant and her offspring came out [she miscarried] - the owner pays the value of the offspring. What is the reason? It is a pregnant she-donkey that he damaged, for Scripture says, "Stay here with the donkey" (Genesis 22:5) [read as] "the people who are like a donkey."

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LawWisdomDivine Justice

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