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Exodus 21:16-32

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.

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