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Exodus 21:20-23

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,

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