Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:12-27

12He that smitethמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376,so that he dieוָמֵ֖תva.MetH4191,shall be surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

13And if a man lie not in waitצָדָ֔הtza.DahH6658,but Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430deliverאִנָּ֣ה'i.NahH579himinto his handלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027;then I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thee a placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725whither he shall fleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14But if a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376come presumptuouslyיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102upon his neighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,to slayלְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.GoH2026him with guileבְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.MahH6195;thou shalt takeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him from mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,that he may dieלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15And he that smitethוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1,or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shall be surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

16And he that stealethוְגֹנֵ֨בve.go.NevH1589a manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376,and sellethוּמְכָר֛וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him, or if he be foundוְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'H4672in his handבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027,he shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

17And he that cursethוּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1,or his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

18And if menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582striveיְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.VunH7378together, and oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376smiteוְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453with a stoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68,orא֣וֹ'oH176with hisfistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106,and he dieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191not, but keepethוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307hisbedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904:

19If he rise againיָק֞וּםya.KumH6965,and walkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980abroadבַּח֛וּץba.ChutzH2351upon his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938,then shall he that smoteהַמַּכֶּ֑הha.ma.KehH5221himbe quitוְנִקָּ֣הve.ni.KahH5352:only he shall payיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414forthe loss of his timeשִׁבְתּ֛וֹshiv.ToH7674, and shall cause himto be thoroughlyוְרַפֹּ֥אve.ra.Po'H7495healedיְרַפֵּֽא׃ סye.ra.Pe'H7495.

20And if a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376smiteיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221his servantעַבְדּ֜וֹav.DoH5650,or his maidאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626,and he dieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191under his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027;he shall be surelyנָקֹ֖םna.KomH5358punishedיִנָּקֵֽם׃yi.na.KemH5358.

21Notwithstandingאַ֥ךְ'akhH389,if he continueיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975a dayH3117or twoH8147,he shall not be punishedיֻקַּ֔םyu.KamH5358: for he ishis moneyכַסְפּ֖וֹkhas.PoH3701.

22If menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582striveיִנָּצ֣וּyi.na.TzuH5327,and hurtוְנָ֨גְפ֜וּve.Na.ge.FuH5062a womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030,so that her fruitיְלָדֶ֔יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206departוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318from her,and yet no mischief followאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611:he shall be surelyעָנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064punishedיֵעָנֵ֗שׁye.'a.NeshH6064,according as the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802husbandבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167will layיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896upon him; and he shall payוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414as the judgesבִּפְלִלִֽים׃bif.li.LimH6414determine.

23And if anymischief followאָס֖וֹן'a.SonH611,then thou shalt giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

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

25Burningכְּוִיָּה֙ke.vi.YahH3555for burningכְּוִיָּ֔הke.vi.YahH3555,woundפֶּ֖צַעPe.tza'H6482for woundפָּ֑צַעPa.tza'H6482,stripeחַבּוּרָ֕הcha.bu.RahH2250for stripeחַבּוּרָֽה׃ סcha.bu.RahH2250.

26And if a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376smiteיַכֶּ֨הya.KehH5221the eyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869of his servantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650,or the eyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869of his maidאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519,that it perishוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.TahH7843;he shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478his eye’sעֵינֽוֹ׃ סei.NoH5869sake.

27And if he smiteיַפִּ֑ילya.PilH5307out his manservant’sעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650toothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127,or his maidservant’sאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519toothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127;he shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670for his tooth’sשִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פshi.NoH8127sake.

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