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Exodus 21

1   Now these are the judgments * h4941 which thou shalt set * h7760 h8799 before * h6440 them.

2   If thou buy * h7069 h8799 an Hebrew * h5680 servant * h5650, six * h8337 years * h8141 he shall serve * h5647 h8799: and in the seventh * h7637 he shall go out * h3318 h8799 free * h2670 for nothing * h2600.

3   If he came in * h935 h8799 by himself * h1610, he shall go out * h3318 h8799 by himself * h1610: if he were married * h1167 * h802, then his wife * h802 shall go out * h3318 h8804 with him. by himself: Heb. with his body

4   If his master * h113 have given * h5414 h8799 him a wife * h802, and she have born * h3205 h8804 him sons * h1121 or daughters * h1323; the wife * h802 and her children * h3206 shall be her master's * h113, and he shall go out * h3318 h8799 by himself * h1610.

5   And if the servant * h5650 shall plainly * h559 h8800 say * h559 h8799, I love * h157 h8804 my master * h113, my wife * h802, and my children * h1121; I will not go out * h3318 h8799 free * h2670: shall...: Heb. saying shall say

6   Then his master * h113 shall bring * h5066 h8689 him unto the judges * h430; he shall also bring * h5066 h8689 him to the door * h1817, or unto the door post * h4201; and his master * h113 shall bore * h7527 h8804 his ear * h241 through with an aul * h4836; and he shall serve * h5647 h8804 him for ever * h5769.

7   And if a man * h376 sell * h4376 h8799 his daughter * h1323 to be a maidservant * h519, she shall not go out * h3318 h8799 as the menservants * h5650 do * h3318 h8800.

8   If she please * h7451 * h5869 not her master * h113, who hath betrothed * h3259 h8804 her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed * h6299 h8689: to sell * h4376 h8800 her unto a strange * h5237 nation * h5971 he shall have no power * h4910 h8799, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully * h898 h8800 with her. please...: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc

9   And if he have betrothed * h3259 h8799 her unto his son * h1121, he shall deal * h6213 h8799 with her after the manner * h4941 of daughters * h1323.

10   If he take * h3947 h8799 him another * h312 wife ; her food * h7607, her raiment * h3682, and her duty of marriage * h5772, shall he not diminish * h1639 h8799.

11   And if he do * h6213 h8799 not these three * h7969 unto her, then shall she go out * h3318 h8804 free * h2600 without money * h3701.

12   He that smiteth * h5221 h8688 a man * h376, so that he die * h4191 h8804, shall be surely * h4191 h8800 put to death * h4191 h8714.

13   And if a man lie not in wait * h6658 h8804, but God * h430 deliver * h579 h8765 him into his hand * h3027; then I will appoint * h7760 h8804 thee a place * h4725 whither he shall flee * h5127 h8799.

14   But if a man * h376 come presumptuously * h2102 h8686 upon his neighbour * h7453, to slay * h2026 h8800 him with guile * h6195; thou shalt take * h3947 h8799 him from mine altar * h4196, that he may die * h4191 h8800.

15   And he that smiteth * h5221 h8688 his father * h1, or his mother * h517, shall be surely * h4191 h8800 put to death * h4191 h8714.

16   And he that stealeth * h1589 h8802 a man * h376, and selleth * h4376 h8804 him, or if he be found * h4672 h8738 in his hand * h3027, he shall surely * h4191 h8800 be put to death * h4191 h8714.

17   And he that curseth * h7043 h8764 his father * h1, or his mother * h517, shall surely * h4191 h8800 be put to death * h4191 h8714. curseth: or, revileth

18   And if men * h582 strive * h7378 h8799 together, and one * h376 smite * h5221 h8689 another * h7453 with a stone * h68, or * h176 with his fist * h106, and he die * h4191 h8799 not, but keepeth * h5307 h8804 his bed * h4904: another: or, his neighbour

19   If he rise again * h6965 h8799, and walk * h1980 h8694 abroad * h2351 upon his staff * h4938, then shall he that smote * h5221 h8688 him be quit * h5352 h8738: only he shall pay * h5414 h8799 for the loss of his time * h7674, and shall cause him to be thoroughly * h7495 h8763 healed * h7495 h8762. the loss...: Heb. his ceasing

20   And if a man * h376 smite * h5221 h8686 his servant * h5650, or his maid * h519, with a rod * h7626, and he die * h4191 h8804 under his hand * h3027; he shall be surely * h5358 h8800 punished * h5358 h8735. punished: Heb. avenged

21   Notwithstanding * h389, if he continue * h5975 h8799 a day * h3117 or two * h8147, he shall not be punished * h5358 h8714: for he is his money * h3701.

22   If men * h582 strive * h5327 h8735, and hurt * h5062 h8804 a woman * h802 with child * h2030, so that her fruit * h3206 depart * h3318 h8804 from her , and yet no mischief follow * h611: he shall be surely * h6064 h8800 punished * h6064 h8735, according as the woman's * h802 husband * h1167 will lay * h7896 h8799 upon him; and he shall pay * h5414 h8804 as the judges * h6414 determine .

23   And if any mischief follow * h611, then thou shalt give * h5414 h8804 life * h5315 for life * h5315,

24   Eye * h5869 for eye * h5869, tooth * h8127 for tooth * h8127, hand * h3027 for hand * h3027, foot * h7272 for foot * h7272,

25   Burning * h3555 for burning * h3555, wound * h6482 for wound * h6482, stripe * h2250 for stripe * h2250.

26   And if a man * h376 smite * h5221 h8686 the eye * h5869 of his servant * h5650, or the eye * h5869 of his maid * h519, that it perish * h7843 h8765; he shall let him go * h7971 h8762 free * h2670 for * h8478 his eye's * h5869 sake.

27   And if he smite * h5307 h8686 out his manservant's * h5650 tooth * h8127, or his maidservant's * h519 tooth * h8127; he shall let him go * h7971 h8762 free * h2670 for his tooth's * h8127 sake.

28   If an ox * h7794 gore * h5055 h8799 a man * h376 or a woman * h802, that they die * h4191 h8804: then the ox * h7794 shall be surely * h5619 h8800 stoned * h5619 h8735, and his flesh * h1320 shall not be eaten * h398 h8735; but the owner * h1167 of the ox * h7794 shall be quit * h5355.

29   But if the ox * h7794 were wont to push with his horn * h5056 in time past * h8543 * h8032, and it hath been testified * h5749 h8717 to his owner * h1167, and he hath not kept * h8104 h8799 him in, but that he hath killed * h4191 h8689 a man * h376 or a woman * h802; the ox * h7794 shall be stoned * h5619 h8735, and his owner * h1167 also shall be put to death * h4191 h8714.

30   If there be laid * h7896 h8714 on him a sum of money * h3724, then he shall give * h5414 h8804 for the ransom * h6306 of his life * h5315 whatsoever is laid * h7896 h8714 upon him.

31   Whether he have gored * h5055 h8799 a son * h1121, or * h176 have gored * h5055 h8799 a daughter * h1323, according to this judgment * h4941 shall it be done * h6213 h8735 unto him.

32   If the ox * h7794 shall push * h5055 h8799 a manservant * h5650 or a maidservant * h519; he shall give * h5414 h8799 unto their master * h113 thirty * h7970 shekels * h8255 of silver * h3701, and the ox * h7794 shall be stoned * h5619 h8735.

33   And if a man * h376 shall open * h6605 h8799 a pit * h953, or if a man * h376 shall dig * h3738 h8799 a pit * h953, and not cover * h3680 h8762 it, and an ox * h7794 or an ass * h2543 fall * h5307 h8804 therein;

34   The owner * h1167 of the pit * h953 shall make it good * h7999 h8762, and give * h7725 h8686 money * h3701 unto the owner * h1167 of them; and the dead * h4191 h8801 beast shall be his.

35   And if one man's * h376 ox * h7794 hurt * h5062 h8799 another's * h7453, that he die * h4191 h8804; then they shall sell * h4376 h8804 the live * h2416 ox * h7794, and divide * h2673 h8804 the money * h3701 of it; and the dead * h4191 h8801 ox also they shall divide * h2673 h8799.

36   Or if it be known * h3045 h8738 that the ox * h7794 hath used to push * h5056 in time past * h8543 * h8032, and his owner * h1167 hath not kept * h8104 h8799 him in; he shall surely * h7999 h8763 pay * h7999 h8762 ox * h7794 for ox * h7794; and the dead * h4191 h8801 shall be his own.



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