What was the 'price' of a servant if they were accidentally killed by someone's ox?
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Correct answer: Thirty shekels of silver
Exodus 21:32 specifies that if an ox gores a male or female servant, the owner must pay the master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox must be stoned. This value is notable as it was the same amount for which Judas betrayed Jesus.
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