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Exodus 21:12-21

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.

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