Digest of Biblical Civil Law

If the ox gores, but does not kill, then, if the animal had no history of violence, the owner would not be responsible. If, however, the ox ever gored again, then the owner would be responsible next time (Exo. 21:28-32).
- James Jordan, The Law of the Covenant 124 (1984), at  http://www.garynorth.com/freebooks/: HTML, DjVu.