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Exodus 21:17-20

17And he that cursethוּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1,or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

18And if menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582striveיְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.VunH7378together, and oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376smiteוְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453with a stoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68,orא֣וֹ'oH176with hisfistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106,and he dieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191not, but keepethוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307hisbedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904:

19If he rise againיָק֞וּםya.KumH6965,and walkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980abroadבַּח֛וּץba.ChutzH2351upon his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938,then shall he that smoteהַמַּכֶּ֑הha.ma.KehH5221himbe quitוְנִקָּ֣הve.ni.KahH5352:only he shall payיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414forthe loss of his timeשִׁבְתּ֛וֹshiv.ToH7674, and shall cause himto be thoroughlyוְרַפֹּ֥אve.ra.Po'H7495healedיְרַפֵּֽא׃ סye.ra.Pe'H7495.

20And if a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376smiteיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221his servantעַבְדּ֜וֹav.DoH5650,or his maidאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626,and he dieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191under his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027;he shall be surelyנָקֹ֖םna.KomH5358punishedיִנָּקֵֽם׃yi.na.KemH5358.

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