'Owner' in the Bible

“When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.

However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property.

“When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its meat may not be eaten, but the ox’s owner is innocent.

However, if the ox was in the habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned, and its owner must also be put to death.

the owner of the pit must give compensation; he must pay money to its owner, but the dead animal will become his.

If, however, it is known that the ox was in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not restrained it, he must compensate fully, ox for ox; the dead animal will become his.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

there must be an oath before the Lord between the two of them to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property. Its owner must accept the oath, and the other man does not have to make restitution.

But if, in fact, the animal was stolen from his custody, he must make restitution to its owner.

“When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not there with it, the man must make full restitution.

If its owner is there with it, the man does not have to make restitution. If it was rented, the loss is covered by its rental price.