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And his master<MH113> shall pierce<MH7527> his ear<MH241> with an <a href="#fn">[e]</a>awl<MH4836>; and he shall serve<MH5647> him permanently<MH5769>. <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">7</a>“Now if<MH3588> a man<MH376> sells<MH4376> his daughter<MH1323> as a female<MH519> slave<MH519>, she is not to <a href="#fn">[f]</a>go<MH3318> free<MH3318> as the male<MH5650> slaves<MH5650> <a href="#fn">[g]</a>do<MH3318>. <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">8</a>If<MH518> she is <a href="#fn">[h]</a>displeasing<MH7451a> in the eyes<MH5869> of her master<MH113> <a href="#fn">[i]</a>who<MH834> designated<MH3259> her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed<MH6299>. He does not have<MH4910> authority<MH4910> to sell<MH4376> her to a foreign<MH5237> people<MH5971a>, because of his <a href="#fn">[j]</a>unfairness<MH898> to her. <a href="/exodus/21-9.htm">9</a>And if<MH518> he designates<MH3259> her for his son<MH1121>, he shall deal<MH6213a> with her according to the custom<MH4941> of daughters<MH1323>. <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">10</a>If<MH518> he takes<MH3947> to himself another<MH312> woman<MH312>, he may not reduce<MH1639> her <a href="#fn">[k]</a>food<MH7607>, her clothing<MH3682>, or her conjugal<MH5772b> rights<MH5772b>. <a href="/exodus/21-11.htm">11</a>But if<MH518> he will not do<MH6213a> these<MH428> three<MH7969> things for her, then she shall go<MH3318> <a href="#fn">[l]</a>free<MH3318> for<MH2600> nothing<MH2600>, without<MH369> payment of money<MH3701>. Personal Injuries<a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">12</a>“He who strikes<MH5221> someone<MH376> so that he dies<MH4191> shall certainly<MH4191> be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>. <a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">13</a>Yet <a href="#fn">[m]</a>if<MH834> he did not lie<MH6658a> in<MH6658a> wait<MH6658a> for him, but God<MH430> caused<MH579> him to<MH579> fall<MH579> into his hand<MH3027>, then I will appoint<MH7760> you a place<MH4725> to which<MH834> he may flee<MH5127>. <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">14</a>If<MH3588>, however, someone<MH376> is enraged<MH2102> against<MH5921> his neighbor<MH7453>, so as to kill<MH2026> him in a cunning<MH6195> way<MH6195>, you are to take<MH3947> him even from My altar<MH4196>, to be put to death<MH4191>. <a href="/exodus/21-15.htm">15</a>“And one who strikes<MH5221> his father<MH1> or his mother<MH517> shall certainly<MH4191> be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>. <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">16</a>“Now one who <a href="#fn">[n]</a>kidnaps<MH1589> someone<MH376>, whether he sells<MH4376> him or he is found<MH4672> in his <a href="#fn">[o]</a>possession<MH3027>, shall certainly<MH4191> be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>. <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">17</a>“And one who curses<MH7043> his father<MH1> or his mother<MH517> shall certainly<MH4191> be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>. <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">18</a>“Now if<MH3588> people<MH376> have<MH7378> a<MH7378> quarrel<MH7378> and one<MH376> strikes<MH5221> the other<MH7453> with a stone<MH68> or<MH176> with a fist<MH106>, and he does not die<MH4191> but <a href="#fn">[p]</a>is<MH5307> confined<MH5307> to bed<MH4904>, <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">19</a>if<MH518> he gets<MH6965> up<MH6965> and walks<MH1980> around<MH1980> outside<MH2351> on his staff<MH4938b>, then he who struck<MH5221> him shall go<MH5352> unpunished<MH5352>; he shall only<MH7534b> pay<MH5414> for his <a href="#fn">[q]</a>loss<MH7674> of time<MH7674>, and <a href="#fn">[r]</a>shall pay<MH7495> for<MH7495> his care<MH7495> until he is completely<MH7495> healed<MH7495>. <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">20</a>“And if<MH3588> someone<MH376> strikes<MH5221> his male<MH5650> or<MH176> female<MH519> slave<MH519, 5650> with a rod<MH7626> and the slave dies<MH4191> <a href="#fn">[s]</a>at his hand<MH3027>, he shall <a href="#fn">[t]</a>be punished<MH5358>. <a href="/exodus/21-21.htm">21</a>If<MH518>, however<MH389>, the slave <a href="#fn">[u]</a>survives<MH5975> a day<MH3117> or<MH176> two, no<MH3808> vengeance<MH5358> shall be taken<MH5358>; for the slave is his <a href="#fn">[v]</a>property<MH3701>. <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">22</a>“Now if<MH3588> people<MH376> struggle<MH5327b> with each other and strike<MH5062> a pregnant<MH2030> woman<MH802> so that <a href="#fn">[w]</a>she gives<MH3205> birth<MH3205> prematurely<MH3318>, but there is no<MH3808> injury<MH611>, the guilty person shall certainly<MH6064> be fined<MH6064> as the woman’s<MH802> husband<MH1167> <a href="#fn">[x]</a>may demand<MH7896> of him, and he shall pay<MH5414> <a href="#fn">[y]</a>as the judges<MH6414> decide. <a href="/exodus/21-23.htm">23</a>But if<MH518> there is any further injury<MH611>, then you shall appoint<MH5414> as a penalty life<MH5315> for life<MH5315>, <a href="/exodus/21-24.htm">24</a>eye<MH5869> for eye<MH5869>, tooth<MH8127> for tooth<MH8127>, hand<MH3027> for hand<MH3027>, foot<MH7272> for foot<MH7272>, <a href="/exodus/21-25.htm">25</a>burn<MH3555> for burn<MH3555>, wound<MH6482> for wound<MH6482>, <a href="#fn">[z]</a>bruise<MH2250> for bruise<MH2250>. <a href="/exodus/21-26.htm">26</a>“And if<MH3588> someone<MH376> strikes<MH5221> the eye<MH5869> of his male<MH5650> or<MH176> female<MH519> slave<MH519, 5650> and destroys<MH7843> it, he shall let <a href="#fn">[aa]</a>the slave go<MH7971> free<MH2670> on<MH8478> account<MH8478> of<MH8478> the eye<MH5869>. <a href="/exodus/21-27.htm">27</a>And if<MH518> he <a href="#fn">[ab]</a>knocks<MH5307> out<MH5307> a tooth<MH8127> of his male<MH5650> or<MH176> female<MH519> slave<MH519, 5650>, he shall let <a href="#fn">[ac]</a>the slave go<MH7971> free<MH2670> on<MH8478> account<MH8478> of<MH8478> the tooth<MH8127>. <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">28</a>“Now if<MH3588> an ox<MH7794> gores<MH5055> a man<MH376> or<MH176> a woman<MH802> <a href="#fn">[ad]</a>to death<MH4191>, the ox<MH7794> shall certainly<MH5619> be stoned<MH5619> and its flesh<MH1320> shall not be eaten<MH398>; but the owner<MH1167> of the ox<MH7794> shall go unpunished<MH5355a>. <a href="/exodus/21-29.htm">29</a>If<MH518>, however, an ox<MH7794> was previously<MH8543, 8032a> in the habit<MH5056> of<MH5056> goring<MH5056> and its owner<MH1167> has been warned<MH5749b>, yet he does not confine<MH8104> it and it kills<MH4191> a man<MH376> or<MH176> a woman<MH802>, the ox<MH7794> shall be stoned<MH5619> and its owner<MH1167> also<MH1571> shall be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>. <a href="/exodus/21-30.htm">30</a>If<MH518> a ransom<MH3724a> is <a href="#fn">[ae]</a>demanded<MH7896> of him, then he shall give<MH5414> for the redemption<MH6306b> of his life<MH5315> whatever<MH3605, 834> is <a href="#fn">[af]</a>demanded<MH7896> of him. <a href="/exodus/21-31.htm">31</a>Whether<MH176> it gores<MH5055> a son<MH1121> or<MH176> <a href="#fn">[ag]</a>a daughter<MH1323>, it shall be done<MH6213a> to him according to <a href="#fn">[ah]</a>the same<MH2088> rule<MH4941>. <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">32</a>If<MH518> the ox<MH7794> gores<MH5055> a male<MH5650> or<MH176> female<MH519> slave<MH519, 5650>, <a href="#fn">[ai]</a>the owner shall give<MH5414> his or her master<MH113> <a href="#fn">[aj]</a>thirty<MH7970> shekels<MH8255> of silver<MH3701>, and the ox<MH7794> shall be stoned<MH5619>. Property Rights<a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">33</a>“Now if<MH3588> someone<MH376> opens<MH6605a> a pit<MH953a>, or<MH176> <a href="#fn">[ak]</a>digs<MH3738a> a pit<MH953a> and does not cover<MH3680> it, and an ox<MH7794> or<MH176> a donkey<MH2543> falls<MH5307> into it, <a href="/exodus/21-34.htm">34</a>the owner<MH1167> of the pit<MH953a> shall make<MH7999a> restitution<MH7999a>; he shall <a href="#fn">[al]</a>give<MH7725> money<MH3701> to its owner<MH1167>, and the dead<MH4191> animal shall become<MH1961> his. <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">35</a>“And if<MH3588> someone’s<MH376> ox<MH7794> injures<MH5062> another’s<MH7453> ox<MH7794> so that it dies<MH4191>, then they shall sell<MH4376> the live<MH2416a> ox<MH7794> and divide<MH2673> its proceeds<MH3701> equally; and they shall also<MH1571> divide<MH2673> the dead<MH4191> ox. <a href="/exodus/21-36.htm">36</a>Or<MH176> if it is known<MH3045> that the ox<MH7794> was previously<MH8543, 8032a> in the habit<MH5056> of<MH5056> goring<MH5056>, yet its owner<MH1167> has not confined<MH8104> it, he must<MH7999a> make<MH7999a> restitution<MH7999a> of ox<MH7794> for ox<MH7794>, and the dead<MH4191> animal shall become<MH1961> his.<A name="fn"></a> [a] 3 Lit by himself [b] 3 Lit by himself [c] 4 Lit by himself [d] 6 Or the judges (who acted in God’s name) [e] 6 I.e., a pointed tool [f] 7 Lit go out [g] 7 Lit go out [h] 8 Lit bad [i] 8 Another reading is so that he did not designate her [j] 8 Lit dealing treacherously [k] 10 Lit flesh [l] 11 Lit out [m] 13 Lit he who [n] 16 Lit steals [o] 16 Lit hand [p] 18 Lit lies in [q] 19 Lit his sitting [r] 19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed [s] 20 Lit under [t] 20 Lit suffer vengeance [u] 21 Lit stands [v] 21 Lit money [w] 22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out [x] 22 Lit lays on him [y] 22 Lit by arbitration [z] 25 Lit welt [aa] 26 Lit him go...his eye [ab] 27 Lit causes to fall [ac] 27 Lit him go...his tooth [ad] 28 Lit so that he dies [ae] 30 Lit laid on him [af] 30 Lit laid on him [ag] 31 Lit gores a daughter [ah] 31 Lit this judgment [ai] 32 Lit he [aj] 32 About 15 oz. or 425 gm [ak] 33 Lit if a man digs [al] 34 Lit give back </div> <div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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