Exodus 21

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1: And these [are]H0428 the judgmentsH4941 whichH0834 you shall setH7760 before them.H6440

2: IfH3588 you buyH7069 a servantH5650 Hebrew,H5680 sixH8337 yearsH8141 he shall serve-H5647 and in the seventhH7637 he shall go outH3318 free,H2670 and pay nothing.H2600

3: IfH0518 by himselfH1610 he comes in,H0935 by himselfH1610 he shall go out-H3318 ifH0518 ownerH1167 of a wife,H0802 heH1931 then shall go outH3318 his wifeH0802 with him.H5973

4: IfH0518 his masterH0113 has givenH5414 a wife,H0802 and she has borneH3205 sonsH1121 orH0176 daughters-H1323 the wifeH0802 and her childrenH3206 shall beH1961 of her master,H0113 and heH1931 shall go outH3318 by himself.H1610

5: But ifH0518 plainlyH0559 saysH0559 the servant,H5650 I loveH0157 -H0853 my master,H0113 -H0853 my wife,H0802 andH0853 my children-H1121 notH3808 I will go outH3318 free-H2670

6: then shall bring himH5066 his masterH0113 toH0413 the judges-H0430 and He shall bring himH5066 toH0413 the door,H1817 orH0176 toH0413 the doorpost-H4201 and shall pierceH7527 his masterH0113 -H0853 his earH0241 with an awl-H4836 and he shall serve himH5647 forever.H5769

7: And ifH3588 sellsH4376 a manH0376 -H0853 his daughterH1323 to be a female slave,H0519 notH3808 she shall go outH3318 as doH3318 the male slaves.H5650

8: IfH0518 she is displeasingH7451 in the eyesH5869 of her master,H0113 whoH0834 to himselfH3808 has betrothed herH3259 then he shall let her be redeemed.H6299 To aH5971 foreign peopleH5237 noH3808 He shall have rightH4910 to sell her,H4376 since he has dealt deceitfullyH0898

9: And ifH0518 to his sonH1121 he has betrothed her,H3259 according to the customH4941 of daughtersH1323 he shall dealH6213

10: IfH0518 another [wife]H0312 he takesH3947 her food,H7607 her clothing,H3682 and her marriage rights,H5772 notH3808 he shall diminish.H1639

11: And ifH0518 threeH7969 theseH0428 notH3808 he does doH6213 then she shall go outH3318 freeH2600 withoutH0369 [paying] money.H3701

12: He who strikesH5221 a man,H0376 so that he dies,H4191 surelyH4191 shall be put to death.H4191

13: And However ifH0834 notH3808 he did lie in wait,H6658 but GodH0430 delivered [him]H0579 into his hand-H3027 then I will appointH7760 a placeH4725 whereH0834 he may fleeH5127 -.H8033

14: but ifH3588 acts with premeditationH2102 a manH0376 againstH5921 his neighborH7453 to kill himH2026 by treachery-H6195 fromH5973 My altar,H4196 you shall take himH3947 that he may die.H4191

15: And he who strikesH5221 his father,H0001 or his mother,H0517 surelyH4191 shall be put to death.H4191

16: And He who kidnapsH1589 a manH0376 and sells him,H4376 or if he is foundH4672 in his hand,H3027 surelyH4191 shall be put to death.H4191

17: And he who cursesH7043 his fatherH0001 or his mother,H0517 surelyH4191 shall be put to death.H4191

18: And ifH3588 contend with each otherH7378 men,H0376 and strikesH5221 oneH0376 -H0853 the otherH7453 with a stone,H0068 orH0176 with [his] fist,H0106 and notH3808 he does die,H4191 but is confinedH5307 to [his] bed,H4904

19: ifH0518 he rises againH6965 and walksH1980 about outsideH2351 withH5921 his staff,H4938 then he shall be acquittedH5352 who struck [him]-H5221 onlyH7535 [for] the loss of his time,H7674 He shall payH5414 and thoroughlyH7495 shall provide [for him] to be healed.H7495

20: And ifH3588 beatsH5221 a manH0376 -H0853 his male,H5650 orH0176 -H0853 maidservantH0519 with a rod,H7626 so that he diesH4191 underH8478 his hand-H3027 surelyH5358 he shall be punished.H5358

21: Notwithstanding,H0389 ifH0518 a dayH3117 orH0176 twoH3117 he remains alive,H5975 notH3808 he shall be punished-H5358 forH3588 [is] his propertyH3701 he.H1931

22: And ifH3588 fight,H5327 menH0582 and hurtH5062 a womanH0802 pregnant,H2030 so that prematurelyH3318 she gives birth,H3206 and yet noH3808 followsH1961 harm,H0611 surelyH6064 he shall be punished,H6064 accordingly asH0834 imposesH7896 on himH5921 husbandH1167 of the woman,H0802 and he shall payH5414 as the judges [determine].H6414

23: But ifH0518 [any] harmH0611 follows,H1961 then you shall giveH5414 lifeH5315 forH8478 life,H5315

24: eyeH5869 forH8478 eye,H5869 toothH8127 forH8478 tooth,H8127 handH3027 forH8478 hand,H3027 footH7272 forH8478 foot,H7272

25: burnH3555 forH8478 burn,H3555 woundH6482 forH8478 wound,H6482 stripeH2250 forH8478 stripe.H2250

26: And ifH3588 strikesH5221 a manH0376 -H0853 the eyeH5869 of his manservant,H5650 orH0176 -H0853 the eyeH5869 of his maidservant,H0519 and destroys it-H7843 freeH2670 he shall let him goH7971 -H8478 for the sake of his eye.H5869

27: And ifH0518 the toothH8127 of his manservantH5650 orH0176 toothH8127 maidservantH0519 he knocks out,H5307 freeH2670 he shall let him goH7971 -H8478 for the sake of his tooth.H8127

28: And ifH3588 goresH5055 an oxH7794 -H0853 a manH0376 orH0176 -H0853 a woman,H0802 and to death,H4191 surelyH5619 then shall be stonedH5619 the ox,H7794 and notH3808 shall be eatenH0398 -H0853 its flesh-H1320 but the ownerH1167 of the oxH7794 [shall be] acquitted.H5355

29: But ifH0518 the oxH7794 tended to thrust with its hornH5056 itH1931 inH8543 times past,H8032 and it has been made knownH5749 to his owner,H1167 and notH3808 he has kept it confined,H8104 so that it has killedH4191 a manH0376 orH0176 a woman,H0802 the oxH7794 shall be stoned,H5619 and alsoH1571 its ownerH1167 shall be put to death.H4191

30: IfH0518 a sum of moneyH3724 there is imposedH7896 on him,H5921 then he shall payH5414 to redeemH6306 his lifeH5315 allH3605 thatH0834 is imposedH7896 on him.H5921

31: WhetherH0176 a sonH1121 it has gored,H5055 orH0176 a daughterH1323 gored,H5055 according to judgmentH4941 thisH2088 it shall be doneH6213

32: IfH0518 a maleH5650 goresH5055 the ox,H7794 orH0176 maidservant,H0519 of silverH3701 thirtyH7970 shekelsH8255 he shall giveH5414 to their master,H0113 and the oxH7794 shall be stoned.H5619

33: And ifH3588 opensH6605 a manH0376 a pit,H0953 orH0176 ifH3588 digsH3738 a manH0376 a pit,H0953 and notH3808 does cover it,H3680 and fallsH5307 in itH8033 an oxH7794 orH0176 a donkey,H2543

34: the ownerH1167 of the pitH0953 shall make [it] good.H7999 MoneyH3701 he shall giveH7725 to their owner,H1167 but the dead [animal]H4191 shall beH1961

35: And ifH3588 hurtsH5062 oxH7794 of one manH0376 -H0853 -H7794 of anotherH7453 so that it dies-H4191 then they shall sellH4376 -H0853 the oxH7794 liveH2416 and divideH2673 -H0853 the money from it,H3701 and alsoH1571 andH0853 the dead [ox]H4191 they shall divide.H2673

36: OrH0176 if it was knownH3045 thatH3588 the oxH7794 tended to thrustH5056 itH1931 inH8543 time pastH8032 and notH3808 has kept it confinedH8104 its owner,H1167 surelyH7999 he shall payH7999 oxH7794 forH8478 ox-H7794 and the dead animalH4191 shall beH1961