Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:20-27

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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