Exodus 21

1 Now, these are the regulations which thou shalt put before them.

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

2 When thou shalt acquire a servant who is a Hebrew, six years, shall he serve, —but in the seventh shall he go out freely—for nought.

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

3 If, by himself, he came in, by himself, shall he go out, —if he was married, then shall his wife go out with him.

If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.

4 If his lord gave him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her lords, and, he shall go out by himself.

If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

5 But, if the servant shall plainly say, I love my lord, and my wife and my sons, —I will not go out free,

But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

6 then shall his lord bring him near unto God, and shall bring him near unto the door, or unto the door-post, —and his lord shall pierce his ear with an awl, so shall he serve him all his life.

then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

7 And when a man shall sell his daughter to be a handmaid, she shall not go out according to the out-going of the men-servants,

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

8 If she is uncomely in the eyes of her lord, who hath not assigned her in marriage, then shall he suffer her to be redeemed: to a strange people, shall he not have power to sell her in that he hath dealt treacherously with her.

If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

9 And if, to his son, he assign her, according to the custom for daughters, shall he do for her.

And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

10 If he take to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.

If he take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

11 But if these three, he will not do for her, then shall she go out for nought, without silver.

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money.

12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.

13 But he who hath not lain in wait, but, God, hath occasioned him to come to his hand, then will I appoint for thee a place, whither he may flee.

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver [him] into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

14 But, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to die.

And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

15 And, he that smiteth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

16 And, he that stealeth a man of the sons of Israel, and selleth him, or he be found in his hand, shall, surely be put to death.

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

17 And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

18 And when men strive together, and one shall smite the other, with a stone or with his fist, —and he die not, but shall fall to his bed; —

And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed:

19 if he rise and shall walk abroad on his staff, then shall he that smote him be acquitted, —only, for his loss of time, he shall pay, and, shall surely heal, him.

if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

20 And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

21 nevertheless if, for a day or for two days, he continue, he shall not be avenged, for, his silver, he is.

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

22 And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, but there is no other mischief, he shall, surely be fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him, but he shall give it through judges.

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

23 But, if mischief follow, then shalt thou give life for life;

But if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, —hand for hand, foot for foot,

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 brand for brand, wound for wound, —stripe for stripe.

burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

26 And, when a man smiteth the eye of his servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and destroyeth it, he shall send him forth, free, for his eye;

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

27 or, if, the tooth of his servant or the tooth of his handmaid, he knock out, he shall send him forth, free, for his tooth.

And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

28 And when an ox goreth a man or a woman, and death ensueth, the ox shall, surely be stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten, and the owner of the ox, shall be quit.

And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

29 But, if, the ox, was wont to gore before that time and it hath been attested to his owner, and he hath not proceeded to put him under guard, and he causeth the death of man or woman, the ox, shall be stoned, and, his owner also, shall be put to death.

But if the ox were wont to gore in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

30 If, a sin-covering, be laid on him, then shall he give a ransom for his life, according to whatsoever may be laid on him:

If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

31 if, a son, he gore or, a daughter, he gore, according to this regulation, shall it be done to him;

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

32 if, a servant the ox gore, or a handmaid, thirty shekels of silver, shall he give to his lord, and, the ox, shall be stoned.

If the ox gore a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

33 And when a man openeth a pit, or when a man diggeth a pit, and doth not cover it, —and there falleth thereinto an ox or an ass,

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,

34 the owner of the pit, shall make it good, silver, shall he pay back to the owner thereof, —and the dead beast, shall be his.

the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead [beast] shall be his.

35 And when the ox of one man thrusteth the ox of his neighbour so that it dieth, then shall they sell the live ox and divide the silver thereof, and the dead ox also, shall they divide,

And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall divide.

36 Or if it was known that, an ox, was, wont to gore, before that time, and his owner proceeded not to put him under guard, he shall surely make good, —an ox for the ox, and, the dead one, shall be his.

Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead [beast] shall be his own.