Bible Verses About Punishments: Were sometimes commuted

However, if the ox was in the habit of goring in the past, and the owner was warned but did not confine it, so that it ended up killing a man or a woman; then the ox is to be stoned, and its owner too is to be put to death.

However, a ransom may be imposed on him; and the death penalty will be commuted if he pays the amount imposed.