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Exodus 21

1Now these are thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941which thou shaltsetתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

2If thou shaltbuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069anHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141he shallserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647: and in theseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637he shalldepartיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

3If he cameinיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935byhimselfבְּגַפּ֥וֹbe.ga.PoH1610, he shalldepartיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318byhimselfבְּגַפּ֣וֹbe.ga.PoH1610: if he wasmarriedבַּ֤עַל אִשָּׁה֙Ba.'al 'i.ShahH1167 H802, then hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shalldepartוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318with him.

4If hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hathgivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, and she hathborneוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323; thewifeהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802and herchildrenוִילָדֶ֗יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206shall be hermaster’sלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113, and he shalldepartיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318byhimselfבְגַפּֽוֹ׃ve.ga.PoH1610.

5And if theservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650shallplainlyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802, and mychildrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; I will notdepartאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670:

6Then hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him to thejudgesהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; he shall alsobringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him to thedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817, or to the doorpostהַמְּזוּזָ֑הha.me.zu.ZahH4201; and hismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallboreוְרָצַ֨עve.ra.Tza'H7527hisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241through with anawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836; and he shallserveוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7And if amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shallsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323to be a femaleslaveלְאָמָ֑הle.'a.MahH519, she shall notdepartתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318as the maleslavesהָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.DimH5650doכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318.

8If she shall notpleaseבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH7451 H5869hermasterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113, who hathbetrothedיְעָדָ֖הּye.'a.DahH3259her to himself, then shall he let her beredeemedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299: tosellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376her to astrangeנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237nationלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971he shall have nopowerיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910, seeing he hath dealtdeceitfullyבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898with her.

9And if he hathbetrothedיִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּהyi.'a.De.nahH3259her to hissonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121, he shalldealיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213with her after themannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טke.mish.PatH4941ofdaughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10If he shalltakeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947himanotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312wife ; herfoodשְׁאֵרָ֛הּshe.'e.RahH7607, herraimentכְּסוּתָ֥הּke.su.TahH3682, and her duty ofmarriageוְעֹנָתָ֖הּve.'o.na.TahH5772, shall he notdiminishיִגְרָֽע׃yig.Ra'H1639.

11And if he shall notperformיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213thesethreeשְׁלָ֨שׁ־she.Lash-H7969things for her, then shall shedepartוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318freeחִנָּ֖םchi.NamH2600withoutmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃ סKa.sefH3701.

12He thatsmitethמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376, so that hedieוָמֵ֖תva.MetH4191, shall besurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

13And if a man shall not lie inwaitצָדָ֔הtza.DahH6658, butGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430shalldeliverאִנָּ֣ה'i.NahH579him into hishandלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027; then I willappointוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thee aplaceמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725where he shallfleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14But if amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall comepresumptuouslyיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102upon hisneighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453, toslayלְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.GoH2026him withguileבְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.MahH6195; thou shalttakeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him from myaltarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, that he maydieלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15And he thatsmitethוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1, or hismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517, shall besurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

16And he thatstealethוְגֹנֵ֨בve.go.NevH1589amanאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376, andsellethוּמְכָר֛וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him, or if he shall befoundוְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'H4672in hishandבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027, he shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

17And he thatcursethוּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.LelH7043hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1, or hismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517, shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

18And ifmenאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582contendיְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.VunH7378together, andoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376shallsmiteוְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453with astoneבְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.venH68,orא֣וֹ'oH176with hisfistבְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.RofH106, and he shall notdieיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191, butkeepethוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307to hisbedלְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.KavH4904:

19If he shall riseagainיָק֞וּםya.KumH6965, andwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.hit.ha.LekhH1980abroadבַּח֛וּץba.ChutzH2351upon hisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹmish.'an.ToH4938, then shall he thatsmoteהַמַּכֶּ֑הha.ma.KehH5221him beclearוְנִקָּ֣הve.ni.KahH5352: only he shallpayיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414for the loss of histimeשִׁבְתּ֛וֹshiv.ToH7674, and shall cause him to bethoroughlyוְרַפֹּ֥אve.ra.Po'H7495healedיְרַפֵּֽא׃ סye.ra.Pe'H7495.

20And if amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shallsmiteיַכֶּה֩ya.KehH5221hismaleעַבְדּ֜וֹav.DoH5650or femaleservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519, with arodבַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vetH7626, and he shalldieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191under hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027; he shall besurelyנָקֹ֖םna.KomH5358punishedיִנָּקֵֽם׃yi.na.KemH5358.

21Howeverאַ֥ךְ'akhH389, if he shallcontinueיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975adayH3117ortwoH8147, he shall not bepunishedיֻקַּ֔םyu.KamH5358: for he is hismoneyכַסְפּ֖וֹkhas.PoH3701.

22Ifmenאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582shallcontendיִנָּצ֣וּyi.na.TzuH5327, andhurtוְנָ֨גְפ֜וּve.Na.ge.FuH5062awomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802withchildהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030, so that herfruitיְלָדֶ֔יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206shalldepartוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318from her, and yet no harmfollowאָס֑וֹן'a.SonH611: he shall besurelyעָנ֣וֹשׁa.No.oshH6064punishedיֵעָנֵ֗שׁye.'a.NeshH6064, according as thewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802husbandבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167willlayיָשִׁ֤יתya.ShitH7896upon him; and he shallpayוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414as thejudgesבִּפְלִלִֽים׃bif.li.LimH6414determine .

23And if any harm shallfollowאָס֖וֹן'a.SonH611, then thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315forlifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

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

25Burningכְּוִיָּה֙ke.vi.YahH3555forburningכְּוִיָּ֔הke.vi.YahH3555,woundפֶּ֖צַעPe.tza'H6482forwoundפָּ֑צַעPa.tza'H6482,stripeחַבּוּרָ֕הcha.bu.RahH2250forstripeחַבּוּרָֽה׃ סcha.bu.RahH2250.

26And if amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376shallsmiteיַכֶּ֨הya.KehH5221theeyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869of his maleservantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650, or theeyeעֵ֥ין'einH5869of his femaleservantאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519, that it shallperishוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.TahH7843; he shall let himgoיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478hiseye’sעֵינֽוֹ׃ סei.NoH5869sake.

27And if he shallsmiteיַפִּ֑ילya.PilH5307out his maleservant’sעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650toothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127, or his femaleservant’sאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519toothשֵׁ֥ןshenH8127; he shall let himgoיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670for histooth’sשִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פshi.NoH8127sake.

28If anoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794shallgoreיִגַּ֨חyi.GachH5055amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376or awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802, that theydieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191: then theoxהַשּׁ֗וֹרha.ShorH7794shall besurelyסָק֨וֹלsa.KolH5619stonedיִסָּקֵ֜לyi.sa.KelH5619, and hisfleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall not beeatenיֵאָכֵל֙ye.'a.KhelH398; but theownerוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167of theoxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall beclearנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355.

29But if theoxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794was accustomed to push with hishornנַגָּ֨חna.GachH5056in timepastמִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032, and it hath beentestifiedוְהוּעַ֤דve.hu.'AdH5749to hisownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167, and he hath notrestrainedיִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104him, but that he hathkilledוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376or awomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802; theoxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794shall bestonedיִסָּקֵ֔לyi.sa.KelH5619, and hisownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167also shall be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

30If there shall belaidיוּשַׁ֣תyu.ShatH7896on him a sum ofmoneyכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724, then he shallgiveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414for theransomפִּדְיֹ֣ןpid.YonH6306of hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315whatever islaidיוּשַׁ֖תyu.ShatH7896upon him.

31Whether he hathgoredיִגָּ֖חyi.GachH5055asonבֵ֥ןvenH1121,orH176hathgoredיִגָּ֑חyi.GachH5055adaughterבַ֣תvatH1323, according to thisjudgmentכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941shall it bedoneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to him.

32If theoxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shallpushיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055amaleעֶ֛בֶד'E.vedH5650or femaleservantאָמָ֑ה'a.MahH519; he shallgiveיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414to theirmasterלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701, and theoxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794shall bestonedיִסָּקֵֽל׃ סyi.sa.KelH5619.

33And if amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376shallopenיִפְתַּ֨חyif.TachH6605apitבּ֗וֹרBorH953, or if amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shalldigיִכְרֶ֥הyikh.RehH3738apitבֹּ֖רborH953, and notcoverיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it, and anoxשּׁ֖וֹרShorH7794or adonkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2543shallfallוְנָֽפַל־ve.na.fal-H5307into it;

34Theownerבַּ֤עַלBa.'alH1167of thepitהַבּוֹר֙ha.bOrH953shall makepaymentיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999, andgiveיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701to theownerלִבְעָלָ֑יוliv.'a.LavH1167of them; and thedeadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191beast shall be his.

35And if oneman’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376oxH7794shallhurtיִגֹּ֧ףyi.GofH5062another’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453, that he shalldieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191; then they shallsellוּמָ֨כְר֜וּu.Ma.khe.RuH4376theliveהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416oxH7794, anddivideוְחָצ֣וּve.cha.TzuH2673themoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701of it; and thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191ox also they shalldivideיֶֽחֱצֽוּן׃Ye.che.TzunH2673.

36Or if it shall beknownנוֹדַ֗עno.Da'H3045that theoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794was accustomed topushנַגָּ֥חna.GachH5056in timepastמִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032, and hisownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167hath notrestrainedיִשְׁמְרֶ֖נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104him; he shallsurelyשַׁלֵּ֨םsha.LemH7999payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794foroxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794; and thedeadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191shall be his own.

Commentaries on Exodus 21

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