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Exodus 21

Ordinances for the People

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"Now theseh428 are the  aordinancesh4941 whichh834 you are to seth7760 beforeh6440 them:

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"Ifh3588 you buyh7069  aa Hebrewh5680 slaveh5650, he shall serveh5647 for sixh8337a yearsh8141; but on the seventhh7637 he shall goh3318 out as a freeh2670 manh2670 withouth2600 paymenth2600.

3

"Ifh518 he comesh935  1aloneh1610, he shall goh3318 out  1aloneh1610; ifh518 he is the husbandh1167 of a wifeh802, then his wifeh802 shall goh3318 out with him.

4

"Ifh518 his masterh113 givesh5414 him a wifeh802, and she bearsh3205 him sonsh1121 orh176 daughtersh1323, the wifeh802 and her childrenh3206 shall belongh1961 to her masterh113, and he shall goh3318 out  1aloneh1610.

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"But  aifh518 the slaveh5650 plainlyh559 saysh559, `I loveh157 my masterh113, my wifeh802 and my childrenh1121; I will not goh3318 out as a freeh2670 manh2670,'

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then his masterh113 shall bringh5066 him to  1Godh430, then he shall bringh5066 him to the doorh1817 orh176 the doorposth4201. And his masterh113 shall pierceh7527 his earh241 with an awlh4836; and he shall serveh5647 him permanentlyh5769.

7

aIfh3588 a manh376 sellsh4376 his daughterh1323 as a femaleh519 slaveh519, she is not to  1goh3318 freeh3318  bas the maleh5650 slavesh5650  1doh3318.

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"Ifh518 she is  1displeasingh7451a in the eyesh5869 of her masterh113  2whoh834 designatedh3259 her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemedh6299. He does not haveh4910 authorityh4910 to sellh4376 her to a foreignh5237 peopleh5971a because of his  3unfairnessh898 to her.

9

"Ifh518 he designatesh3259 her for his sonh1121, he shall dealh6213a with her according to the customh4941 of daughtersh1323.

10

"Ifh518 he takesh3947 to himself anotherh312 womanh312, he may not reduceh1639 her  1foodh7607, her clothingh3682, or  aher conjugalh5772b rightsh5772b.

11

"Ifh518 he will not doh6213a theseh428 threeh7969 things for her, then she shall goh3318 out for nothingh2600, withouth369 payment of moneyh3701.

Personal Injuries

12

aHe who strikesh5221 a manh376 so that he diesh4191 shall surelyh4191 be puth4191 to deathh4191.

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aBut  1ifh834 he did not lieh6658a in waith6658a for him, but  bGodh430 leth579 him fallh579 into his handh3027, then I will appointh7760 you a placeh4725 to whichh834 he may fleeh5127.

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aIfh3588, however, a manh376 actsh2102 presumptuouslyh2102 towardh5921 his neighborh7453, so as to killh2026 him craftilyh6195, you are to takeh3947 him even from My altarh4196, that he may dieh4191.

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"He who strikesh5221 his fatherh1 or his motherh517 shall surelyh4191 be puth4191 to deathh4191.

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aHe who  1kidnapsh1589 a manh376, whether he sellsh4376 him or he is foundh4672 in his  2possessionh3027, shall surelyh4191 be puth4191 to deathh4191.

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aHe who cursesh7043 his fatherh1 or his motherh517 shall surelyh4191 be puth4191 to deathh4191.

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"Ifh3588 menh376 haveh7378 a quarrelh7378 and oneh376 strikesh5221 the otherh7453 with a stoneh68 orh176 with his fisth106, and he does not dieh4191 but  1remainsh5307 in bedh4904,

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ifh518 he getsh6965 up and walksh1980 aroundh1980 outsideh2351 on his staffh4938b, then he who struckh5221 him shall goh5352 unpunishedh5352; he shall onlyh7534 payh5414 for his  1lossh7674 of timeh7674, and  2shall takeh7495 careh7495 of him until he is completelyh7495 healedh7495.

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"Ifh3588 a manh376 strikesh5221 his maleh5650 orh176 femaleh519 slaveh519h5650 with a rodh7626 and he diesh4191  1at his handh3027, he shall  2be punishedh5358.

21

"Ifh518, howeverh389, he  1survivesh5975 a dayh3117 orh176 two, noh3808 vengeanceh5358 shall be takenh5358;  afor he is his  2propertyh3701.

22

"Ifh3588 menh376 struggleh5327b with each other and strikeh5062 a womanh802 with childh2030 so that  1she givesh3205 birthh3205 prematurelyh3318, yet there is noh3808 injuryh611, he shall surelyh6064 be finedh6064 as the woman'sh802 husbandh1167  2may demandh7896 of him, and he shall  apayh5414  3as the judgesh6414 decide.

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"But ifh518 there is any further injuryh611,  athen you shall appointh5414 as a penalty lifeh5315 for lifeh5315,

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 aeyeh5869 for eyeh5869, toothh8127 for toothh8127, handh3027 for handh3027, footh7272 for footh7272,

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burnh3555 for burnh3555, woundh6482 for woundh6482,  1bruiseh2250 for bruiseh2250.

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"Ifh3588 a manh376 strikesh5221 the eyeh5869 of his maleh5650 orh176 femaleh519 slaveh519h5650, and destroysh7843 it, he shall let him goh7971 freeh2670 on accounth8478 of his eyeh5869.

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"And ifh518 he  1knocksh5307 out a toothh8127 of his maleh5650 orh176 femaleh519 slaveh519h5650, he shall let him goh7971 freeh2670 on accounth8478 of his toothh8127.

28

"Ifh3588 an oxh7794 goresh5055 a manh376 orh176 a womanh802  1to deathh4191,  athe oxh7794 shall surelyh5619 be stonedh5619 and its fleshh1320 shall not be eatenh398; but the ownerh1167 of the oxh7794 shall goh5355a unpunishedh5355a.

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"Ifh518, however, an oxh7794 was previouslyh8543h8032a in the habith5056 of goringh5056 and its ownerh1167 has been warnedh5749b, yet he does not confineh8104 it and it killsh4191 a manh376 orh176 a womanh802, the oxh7794 shall be stonedh5619 and its ownerh1167 alsoh1571 shall be puth4191 to deathh4191.

30

"Ifh518 a ransomh3724a is  1demandedh7896 of him, then he shall giveh5414 for the redemptionh6306b of his lifeh5315 whateverh3605h834 is  1demandedh7896 of him.

31

"Whetherh176 it goresh5055 a sonh1121 orh176  1a daughterh1323, it shall be doneh6213a to him according to  2the sameh2088 ruleh4941.

32

"Ifh518 the oxh7794 goresh5055 a maleh5650 orh176 femaleh519 slaveh519h5650,  1the owner shall giveh5414 his or her masterh113  athirtyh7970 shekelsh8255 of silverh3701, and the oxh7794 shall be stonedh5619.

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"Ifh3588 a manh376 opensh6605a a pith953a, orh176  1digsh3738a a pith953a and does not coverh3680 it over, and an oxh7794 orh176 a donkeyh2543 fallsh5307 into it,

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the ownerh1167 of the pith953a shall makeh7999a restitutionh7999a; he shall  1giveh7725 moneyh3701 to its ownerh1167, and the deadh4191 animal shall becomeh1961 his.

35

"Ifh3588 one man'sh376 oxh7794 hurtsh5062 another'sh7453 so that it diesh4191, then they shall sellh4376 the liveh2416a oxh7794 and divideh2673 its priceh3701 equally; and alsoh1571 they shall divideh2673 the deadh4191 ox.

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"Orh176 if it is knownh3045 that the oxh7794 was previouslyh8543h8032a in the habith5056 of goringh5056, yet its ownerh1167 has not confinedh8104 it, he shall surelyh7999a payh7999a oxh7794 for oxh7794, and the deadh4191 animal shall becomeh1961 his.



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