Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:20-23

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,

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