Exodus 21

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

And these are the laws of justice which thou shalt set before them.

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

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

3 If he came in by himself, he shall depart by himself: if he was married, then his wife shall depart with him.

If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was the husband of a woman, then shall his wife go out with him.

4 If his master hath given him a wife, and she hath borne him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall depart by himself.

If his master should give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters: the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out by himself.

5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not depart free:

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

6 Then his master shall bring him to the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or to the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

Then shall his master bring him unto the judges, and he 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 till the jubilee.

7 And if a man shall sell his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not depart as the male slaves do.

And if a man sell his daughter for a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants go out.

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

If she please not her master, to whom he hath assigned her, then shall he aid her to be redeemed: unto a strange nation he shall have no power to sell her, seeing he hath dealt faithlessly with her.

9 And if he hath betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

And if he should assign her unto his son, then shall he do unto her after the right of the daughters.

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

If he take himself another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

11 And if he shall not perform these three things for her, then shall she depart free without money.

And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out free, without money.

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

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

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

And if he did not lie in wait, but God let it come into his hand, then will I appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

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

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile, from my altar shalt thou take him, that he may die.

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

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

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

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

17 And he that curseth 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 if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keepeth to his bed:

And if men strive together, and one smite the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

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

If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his crutch, 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 if a man shall smite his male or female servant, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

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

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

Nevertheless, if he continue alive a day or two, it shall not be avenged; for he is his money.

22 If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no harm follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her children depart from her, and yet no farther mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, [with a fine, ] according as the husband of the woman will lay upon him; and he shall pay this by the decision of the judges.

23 And if any harm shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

And if any mischief follow, then shalt thou 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 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Burning for burning, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

26 And if a man shall smite the eye of his male servant, or the eye of his female servant, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye.

27 And if he shall smite out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

And if he strike out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.

28 If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.

If an ox gore a man or a woman, that he die: then shall the ox 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 accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not restrained him, but that he hath killed a man or a 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 warning have been given to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, and he killeth a man or a woman: the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also should of right be put to death;

30 If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.

But there shall be laid on him a sum of money in atonement, and he shall give the ransom of his life whatsoever may be laid upon him.

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

If he gore a son, or gore a daughter, according to this judgment shall be done unto him.

32 If the ox shall push a male or female servant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, thirty shekels of silver shall he give to his master, and the ox shall be stoned.

33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or a donkey shall fall into it;

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

34 The owner of the pit shall make payment, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

The owner of the pit shall make it good, he shall make restitution in money unto the owner thereof; and the dead beast shall be his.

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

And if one man's ox hurt the ox of another, that he die: then shall they sell the live ox, and divide his money; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

36 Or if it shall be known that the ox was accustomed to push in time past, and his owner hath not restrained him; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

But 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 shall belong to him.