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Exodus 21 NASB 1977
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And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“And if a man sells his daughter as a female slave, she is not to go free as the male slaves do. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people because of his unfairness to her. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“And if he will not do these three <i>things</i> for her, then she shall go out for nothing, without <i>payment of</i> money. <p><b><i>Personal Injuries</i></b><p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“But if he did not lie in wait <i>for him,</i> but God let <i>him</i> fall into his hand, then I will appoint you a place to which he may flee. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“If, however, a man acts presumptuously toward his neighbor, so as to kill him craftily, you are to take him <i>even</i> from My altar, that he may die. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“And he who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“And if men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with <i>his</i> fist, and he does not die but remains in bed; <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall take care of him until he is completely healed. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“And if a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“And <i>if</i> men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she has a miscarriage, yet there is no <i>further</i> injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him; and he shall pay as the judges <i>decide.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“But if there is <i>any further</i> injury, then you shall appoint <i>as a penalty</i> life for life, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“And if a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“And if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“And if an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“If, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring, and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“If a ransom is demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is demanded of him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>“If the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall give his <i>or her</i> master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“And if a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead <i>animal</i> shall become his. <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>“And if one man’s ox hurts another’s so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide its price equally; and also they shall divide the dead <i>ox.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/exodus/21-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>“Or <i>if</i> it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead <i>animal</i> shall become his.</div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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