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Exodus 21

1Andthesearethejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichthou shaltsetתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760beforethem.

2Ifthoubuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069aHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680bondman,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141shallheserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647;andintheseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637heshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outfreeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingH2600.

3Ifhecameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935inalone,heshallgoיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318outalone:ifhehadawifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802,thenhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shallgoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outwithhim.

4IfhismasterH113havegivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himawifeH802,andshehaveborneוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323,thewifeH802andherchildrenshallbeH1961hermaster's,andheshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outalone.

5ButifthebondmanshallsayH559distinctly,Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802,andmychildren,Iwillnotgoאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670;

6thenhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himbeforethejudges,andshallbringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himtothedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817,ortothedoor-post;andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallborehisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241throughwithanawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836;andheshallbehisbondmanforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Andifamanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shallsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323asahandmaid,sheshallnotgoתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318outasthebondmengoכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318out.

8Ifsheisunacceptableintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofhermasterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113,whohadtakenherforhimself,thenshallheletherberansomedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299:tosellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376heruntoaforeignנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971hehathnopower, afterhavingdealtבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898unfaithfullywithher.

9AndifhehaveappointedH3259heruntohissonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121,heshalldealwithherafterthelawofdaughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10Ifhetakeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947himselfanother,herfood,herclothing,andherconjugal rightsheshallnotdiminish.

11Andifhedonotthesethreeשְׁלָ֨שׁ־she.Lash-H7969thingsH428untoher,thenshallshegoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outfreewithoutmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃ סKa.sefH3701.

12HethatstrikethamanH376,sothathedieוָמֵ֖תva.MetH4191,shallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

13Butifhehavenotlaininwait,andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430havedelivered[him]intohishandלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027,IwillappointH7760theeaplaceמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725towhichheshallfleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14ButifamanH376actיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102wantonlytowardhisneighbour,andslayH2026himwithguile, thou shalttakeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947himfromminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,thathemaydieלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15Andhethatstrikethhisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1,orhismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

16AndhethatstealethamanH376,andsellethhim,orifhebefoundH4672inhishandבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027,heshallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

17Andhethatcursethhisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1,orhismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

18AndifmenH376dispute,andoneH376strikeוְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221theotherwithastoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68,orwiththefistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106,andhedieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191not,buttaketo[his]bedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904,

19—ifheriseH6965,andwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980abroaduponhisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938,thenshallhethatstruckH5221[him]beguiltless;onlyרַ֥קrakH7535heshallpay[for]thelossofhistime,andshallcause[him]tobethoroughlyhealedH7495.

20AndifamanH376strikeיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221hisbondmanorhishandmaidwithastaffH7626,andhedieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191underhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,heshallcertainlybeavengedH5358.

21OnlyH389,ifhecontinue[tolive]adayי֛וֹםYomH3117ortwodaysיוֹמַ֖יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117,heshallnotbeavengedH5358;forheishismoneyכַסְפּ֖וֹkhas.PoH3701.

22AndifmenH376strivetogether,andstrikeוְנָ֨גְפ֜וּve.Na.ge.FuH5062awomanH802withchildH3206,sothatshebeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961delivered,andnomischiefhappen,heshallinanycasebeH1961fined,accordingasthewoman'shusbandH376shallimposeonhim,andshallgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414itasthejudgesestimate.

23Butifmischiefhappen,thenthou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315forlifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

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

25brandingforbranding,woundH6482forwoundH6482, stripeforstripe.

26AndifamanH376strikeיַכֶּ֨הya.KehH5221theeyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869ofhisbondmanortheeyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869ofhishandmaid,anditbemarred,heshalllethimgoH7971forhiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ סei.NoH5869.

27Andifheknockouthisbondman'stoothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127orhishandmaid'stoothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127,heshalllethimgoH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670forhistoothשִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פshi.NoH8127.

28Andifanoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794goreיִגַּ֨חyi.GachH5055amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376orawomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802,sothattheydieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,thentheoxהַשּׁ֗וֹרha.ShorH7794shallcertainlybestonedH5619,anditsfleshH1320shallnotbeeatenH398;buttheownerוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167oftheoxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shallbeguiltless.

29Butiftheoxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794havegored heretofore,andithavebeentestifiedH5749toitsownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167,andhehavenotkeptH8104itin,anditkillוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376orawomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, —theoxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794shallbestonedH5619,anditsownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallbeputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

30Iftherebeimposedonhimasatisfaction,thenheshallgiveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414theransomכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724ofhislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,accordingtowhatisimposedonhim.

31Whetheritgoreיִגָּ֖חyi.GachH5055asonבֵ֥ןvenH1121orgoreיִגָּ֑חyi.GachH5055adaughterבַ֣תvatH1323,accordingtothisjudgmentכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941shallitbedonetohim.

32Iftheoxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794goreיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055abondmanorahandmaid,heshallgiveיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414totheirmasterלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701,andtheoxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794shallbestonedH5619.

33—AndifamanH376openיִפְתַּ֨חyif.TachH6605apitבּ֗וֹרBorH953,orifamanH376digH3738apitבֹּ֖רborH953,anddonotcoverיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it,andanoxשּׁ֖וֹרShorH7794oranassfallוְנָֽפַל־ve.na.fal-H5307intoit,

34theownerבַּ֤עַלBa.'alH1167ofthepitהַבּוֹר֙ha.bOrH953shallmakeitgood,shallgivemoneyH3701totheownerלִבְעָלָ֑יוliv.'a.LavH1167ofthem;andthedeadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191[ox]shallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961his.

35—AndifoneH376man'soxשֽׁוֹר־shor-H7794gorehisneighbour'soxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,anditdieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,thentheyshallsellוּמָ֨כְר֜וּu.Ma.khe.RuH4376theliveoxהַשּׁ֤וֹרha.ShorH7794,anddivideוְחָצ֣וּve.cha.TzuH2673themoneyH3701thereof,anddivideיֶֽחֱצֽוּן׃Ye.che.TzunH2673thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571.

36Orifitbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961knownH3045thattheoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794havegored heretofore,anditsownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167havenotkeptH8104himin,heshallinanycaserestoreoxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794foroxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794;andthedeadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191shallbeH1961his.

Commentaries on Exodus 21

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