New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 21:20-27

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.

22“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588menH376struggleיִנָּצ֣וּyi.na.TzuH5327with each other and strikeוְנָ֨גְפ֜וּve.Na.ge.FuH5062a womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030so thatshe givesH3205birthH3205prematurelyוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318,yet there is noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808injuryאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611,he shall surelyעָנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064be finedיֵעָנֵ֗שׁye.'a.NeshH6064as the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802husbandבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167may demandיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896of him, and he shallpayוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414as the judgesבִּפְלִלִֽים׃bif.li.LimH6414decide.

23But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there is any furtherinjuryאָס֖וֹן'a.SonH611,then you shall appointוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414as a penaltylifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

24eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869for eyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127for toothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127,handיָ֚דyadH3027for handיָ֔דYadH3027,footרֶ֖גֶלRe.gelH7272for footרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272,

25burnכְּוִיָּה֙ke.vi.YahH3555for burnכְּוִיָּ֔הke.vi.YahH3555,woundפֶּ֖צַעPe.tza'H6482for woundפָּ֑צַעPa.tza'H6482,bruiseחַבּוּרָ֕הcha.bu.RahH2250for bruiseחַבּוּרָֽה׃ סcha.bu.RahH2250.

26“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376strikesיַכֶּ֨הya.KehH5221the eyeH5869of his maleעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176femaleאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519slaveH519 H5650,and destroysוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.TahH7843it, he shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670on accountתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of his eyeH5869.

27And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518heknocksיַפִּ֑ילya.PilH5307out a toothH8127of his maleעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176femaleאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519slaveH519 H5650,he shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670on accountתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of his toothH8127.

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