New American Standard Bible 2020

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 pay for his care until he is completely healed.

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

22“Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that 8she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly 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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