Revised Version 1895

Exodus 21:20-27

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.

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