New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 21:12-21

12“He who strikesמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376so that he diesH4191shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

13Butifוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834he did not lieH6658in waitצָדָ֔הtza.DahH6658for him, butGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430letH579himfallH579into his handלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027,then I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760you a placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he may fleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588,however, a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376actsיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102presumptuouslyH2102towardעַל־'al-H5921his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,so as to killלְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.GoH2026him craftilyבְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.MahH6195,you are to takeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him evenfrom My altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,that he may dieלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15“He who strikesוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

16“He whokidnapsוְגֹנֵ֨בve.go.NevH1589a manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376,whether he sellsוּמְכָר֛וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him or he is foundוְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'H4672in hispossessionבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027,shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

17“He who cursesוּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

18“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588menH376haveH7378a quarrelיְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.VunH7378and oneH376strikesוְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221the otherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453with a stoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68orא֣וֹ'oH176with hisfistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106,and he does not dieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191butremainsוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307in bedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904,

19ifאִם־'im-H518he getsיָק֞וּםya.KumH6965up and walksוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980aroundH1980outsideבַּח֛וּץba.ChutzH2351on his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938,then he who struckהַמַּכֶּ֑הha.ma.KehH5221him shall goH5352unpunishedH5352;he shall onlyH7534payיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for hislossH7674of timeH7674, andshall takeH7495careH7495of him until he is completelyH7495healedH7495.

20“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376strikesיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221his maleעַבְדּ֜וֹav.DoH5650orא֤וֹ'oH176femaleאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519slaveH519 H5650with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626and he diesוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191at his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, he shallbe punishedH5358.

21Ifאִם־'im-H518,howeverאַ֥ךְ'akhH389, hesurvivesיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975a dayH3117orא֥וֹ'oH176two, noלֹ֣אlo'H3808vengeanceH5358shall be takenH5358; for he is hispropertyכַסְפּ֖וֹkhas.PoH3701.

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