# opens a pit

"uncovers a hole in the ground" or "takes a cover off a hole in the ground"

# repay the loss

The owner must be paid for the loss of his animal. AT: "pay the owner for the dead animal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# will become his

The one who paid for the loss of the animal will become the owner of the dead animal and can do what he wants with it. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "will belong to the owner of the pit" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])