Revised Version 1895

Exodus 21:16-32

16And he that stealeth amanH376, and selleth him, orifH376he befoundוְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'H4672in hishandבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027, he shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

17And he that curseth hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1, or hismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517, shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

18Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588menאִישׁ֙'ishH376contendיְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.VunH7378, and one smiteth theotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453with astoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68, or with hisfistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106, and hedieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808, but keep hisbedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904:

19ifאִם־'im-H518heriseH6965againH6965, andwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980abroadבַּח֛וּץba.ChutzH2351uponעַל־'al-H5921hisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938, then shall he thatsmoteהַמַּכֶּ֑הha.ma.KehH5221him be quit:onlyרַ֥קrakH7535he shallpayH5414for thelossשִׁבְתּ֛וֹshiv.ToH7674of his time, and shallcauseH5414him to be thoroughlyhealedH7495.

20AndifH3588amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376smiteיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221hisservantעַבְדּ֜וֹav.DoH5650, or hismaidאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519, with arodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626, and hedieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027; he shallsurelyH3588bepunishedH5358.

21Notwithstanding,ifאִם־'im-H518hecontinueיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975adayH3117ortwoH3808, he shallnotH3808bepunishedיֻקַּ֔םyu.KamH5358: for he is hismoneyכַסְפּ֖וֹkhas.PoH3701.

22AndifH3588menH376strivetogetherH5921, and hurt awomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802withchildיְלָדֶ֔יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206,soH1961thatherH5921fruitdepartוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318, and yetnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808mischieffollowH1961: he shall besurelyH3588finedH6064,accordingH5921as thewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802husbandH376shalllayH5414uponH5921him; and he shallpayH5414as thejudgesבִּפְלִלִֽים׃bif.li.LimH6414determine.

23Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518anyH1961mischieffollowH1961, then thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315forlifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

24eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869foreyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127fortoothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127,handיָ֚דyadH3027forhandיָ֔דYadH3027,footרֶ֖גֶלRe.gelH7272forfootרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272,

25burning for burning,woundפֶּ֖צַעPe.tza'H6482forwoundפָּ֑צַעPa.tza'H6482, stripe for stripe.

26Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376smiteיַכֶּ֨הya.KehH5221theeyeH5869of hisservantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650, or theeyeH5869of hismaidאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519, anddestroyוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.TahH7843it; he shallletH7971himgoH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670for his eye’s sake.

27Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he smiteoutH7971his manservant’stoothH8127, or his maidservant’stoothH8127; he shallletH7971himgoH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670for his tooth’s sake.

28AndifH3588anoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794goreיִגַּ֨חyi.GachH5055amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376or awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802, that theydieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, theoxהַשּׁ֗וֹרha.ShorH7794shall besurelyH3588stonedH5619, and hisfleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808beeatenיֵאָכֵל֙ye.'a.KhelH398; but theownerוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167of theoxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall be quit.

29Butifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518theoxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794were wont to gore in timepastמִתְּמֹ֣לmi.te.MolH8543, and it hath beentestifiedוְהוּעַ֤דve.hu.'AdH5749to hisownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167, and he hathnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808keptיִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104him in, but that he hathkilledוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376or awomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802; theoxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794shall bestonedיִסָּקֵ֔לyi.sa.KelH5619, and hisownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167also shall beputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

30Ifאִם־'im-H518there belaidH5414on him aransomכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724, then he shallgiveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414for the redemption of hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315whatsoeverכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605islaidH5414uponH5921him.

31WhetherH176he have gored asonבֵ֥ןvenH1121, or have gored adaughterבַ֣תvatH1323,accordingH4941to thisjudgmentכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941shall it bedoneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213unto him.

32Ifאִם־'im-H518theoxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794goreיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055a manservant or amaidservantאָמָ֑ה'a.MahH519; he shallgiveיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414unto theirmasterלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701, and theoxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794shall bestonedיִסָּקֵֽל׃ סyi.sa.KelH5619.

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