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Exodus 21:22-27

22Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582who are fightingיִנָּצ֣וּyi.na.TzuH5327strikeוְנָ֨גְפ֜וּve.Na.ge.FuH5062a pregnantהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802and her childיְלָדֶ֔יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206is born prematurelyוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318,but there isיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808furtherinjuryאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611,he shall surely be finedH6064asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802husbandבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167demandsיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896עָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and as the court allowsוְנָתַ֖ן בִּפְלִלִֽים׃ve.na.Tan bif.li.LimH5414 H6414.

23But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518a serious injuryאָס֖וֹן'a.SonH611resultsיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961,then you must requireוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414a lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478a lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315—

24eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478eyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478toothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127,handיָ֚דyadH3027forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478handיָ֔דYadH3027,footרֶ֖גֶלRe.gelH7272forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478footרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272,

25burnכְּוִיָּה֙ke.vi.YahH3555forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478burnכְּוִיָּ֔הke.vi.YahH3555,woundפֶּ֖צַעPe.tza'H6482forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478woundפָּ֑צַעPa.tza'H6482, andstripeחַבּוּרָ֕הcha.bu.RahH2250forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478stripeחַבּוּרָֽה׃ סcha.bu.RahH2250.

26Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853strikesיַכֶּ֨הya.KehH5221and blindsוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.TahH7843the eyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869of his manservantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176אֶת־'et-H853maidservantאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519,he must let the servant goיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670as compensation forעֵ֥ין תַּ֥חַת'ein Ta.chatH8478 H5869the eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ סei.NoH5869.

27And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he knocks outיַפִּ֑ילya.PilH5307the toothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127of his manservantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176maidservantאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519,he must let the servant goיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670as compensation forשֵׁ֥ן תַּ֥חַתshen Ta.chatH8478 H8127the toothשִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פshi.NoH8127.

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