New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 21:19-24

19if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his 1loss of time, and 2shall take care of him until he is completely healed.

20“If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies 3at his hand, he shall 4be punished. 21If, however, he 5survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; 6for he is his 7property.

22“If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that 8she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband 9may demand of him, and he shall 10pay 11as the judges decide. 23But if there is any further injury, 12then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, 24 13eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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Notes

1. Exodus 21:19 Lit his sitting ↩
2. Exodus 21:19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed ↩
3. Exodus 21:20 Lit under ↩
4. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance ↩
5. Exodus 21:21 Lit stands ↩
6. Exodus 21:21 Lev 25:44-46 ↩
7. Exodus 21:21 Lit money ↩
8. Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out ↩
9. Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him ↩
10. Exodus 21:22 Ex 21:30; Deut 22:18, 19 ↩
11. Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration ↩
12. Exodus 21:23 Lev 24:19; Deut 19:21 ↩
13. Exodus 21:24 Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21; Matt 5:38 ↩

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