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Exodus 21:12-27

12HethatsmitethamanH376,sothathedieth,shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

13Andifaman lienotinwait,butGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430deliverhimintohishandלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027;thenIwillappointH7760theeaplaceמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725whitherheshallfleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14AndifamanH376comepresumptuouslyיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102uponhisneighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,toslayH2026himwithguile; thou shalttakeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947himfromminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,thathemaydieלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15Andhethatsmitethhisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1,orhismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shallbesurelyputH4191todeathH4191.

16AndhethatstealethamanH376,andsellethhim,orifhebefoundH4672inhishandבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027,heshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

17Andhethatcursethhisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1orhismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

18AndifmenH376contendH7378,andoneH376smitetheotherwithastoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68,orwithhisfistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106,andhedieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191not,butkeephisbedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904;

19ifheriseH6965again,andwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980abroaduponhisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938,thenshallhethatsmotehimbequit:onlyרַ֥קrakH7535heshallpayforthelossofhistime,andshallcausehimtobethoroughlyhealedH7495.

20AndifamanH376smitehisservantH5650,orhismaid,witharodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626,andhedieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191underhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027;heshallsurelybepunished.

21Notwithstanding,ifhecontinueadayH3117ortwo,heshallnotbepunished:forheishismoneyכַסְפּ֖וֹkhas.PoH3701.

22AndifmenH376strivetogether,andhurtawomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802withchildH3206,sothatherfruitdepart,andyetnoharmאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611follow;heshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961surelyfined,accordingasthewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802husbandH376shalllayuponhim;andheshallpayasthejudgesdetermine.

23Butifanyharmאָס֖וֹן'a.SonH611follow,thenthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315forlifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

24eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869foreyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127fortoothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127,handיָ֚דyadH3027forhandיָ֔דYadH3027,footרֶ֖גֶלRe.gelH7272forfootרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272,

25burningforburning,woundH6482forwoundH6482, stripeforstripe.

26AndifamanH376smitetheeyeH5869ofhisservantH5650,ortheeyeH5869ofhismaid,anddestroyוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.TahH7843it;heshalllethimgoH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670forhiseye’s sake.

27Andifhesmiteouthisman-servant’stoothH8127,orhismaid-servant’stoothH8127,heshalllethimgoH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670forhistooth’s sake.

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