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Exodus 21:12-21

12“He who strikesמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221someoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376so that he diesH4191shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

13Yetifוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834he did not lieH6658inH6658waitצָדָ֔הtza.DahH6658for him, butGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430causedH579himtoH579fallH579into his handלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027,then I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760you a placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he may fleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588,however, someoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376is enragedיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102againstעַל־'al-H5921his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,so as to killלְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.GoH2026him in a cunningבְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.MahH6195wayH6195,you are to takeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him evenfrom My altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,to be put to deathלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15“And one who strikesוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

16“Now one whokidnapsוְגֹנֵ֨בve.go.NevH1589someoneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376,whether he sellsוּמְכָר֛וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him or he is foundוְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'H4672in hispossessionבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027,shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

17“Andone who cursesוּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

18“Now ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588peopleH376haveH7378aH7378quarrelיְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.VunH7378and oneH376strikesוְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221the otherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453with a stoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68orא֣וֹ'oH176with a fistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106,and he does not dieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191butisH5307confinedH5307to bedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904,

19ifאִם־'im-H518he getsH6965upH6965and walksוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980aroundH1980outsideבַּח֛וּץba.ChutzH2351on his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938,then he who struckהַמַּכֶּ֑הha.ma.KehH5221him shall goH5352unpunishedH5352;he shall onlyH7534payיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for hislossH7674of timeH7674, andshall payH7495forH7495his careH7495until he is completelyH7495healedH7495.

20“And ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588someoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376strikesיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221his maleעַבְדּ֜וֹav.DoH5650orא֤וֹ'oH176femaleאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519slaveH519 H5650with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626and the slavediesוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191at his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, he shallbe punishedH5358.

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

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