1 Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them.
2 If you buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be 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 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.
7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
8 If she please not her master, who has 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 has dealt deceitfully with her.
9 And if he have betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
11 And if he do not these three to her, then shall she go out free without money.
12 He that smites a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
14 But if a man come presumptuously on his neighbor, to slay him with guile; you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
15 And he that smites his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16 And he that steals a man, and sells him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
17 And he that curses his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keeps his bed:
19 If he rise again, and walk abroad on 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 if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman' husband will lay on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23 And if any mischief follow, then you shall give life for life,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 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 his eye' sake.
27 And if he smite out his manservant' tooth, or his maidservant' tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth' sake.
28 If an ox 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 quit.
29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it has been testified to his owner, and he has not kept him in, but that he has killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
30 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid on him.
31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.
32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, 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 an ass fall therein;
34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
35 And if one man' ox hurt another', that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36 Or if it be known that the ox has used to push in time past, and his owner has not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
1 Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them:
2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free without payment.
3 If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 If his master gives him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her masters, and he shall go out by himself.
5 But if the servant answers to say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,
6 then his master shall bring him to God. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him always.
7 And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves go out.
8 If she is disagreeable to the eye of her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no power to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the manner of daughters.
10 If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights.
11 And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out free, without money.
12 He who strikes a man so that he dies shall be executed to death.
13 However, if he did not lie in wait, but God allowed the meeting into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14 But if a man comes presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him by deceit, you shall take him even from My altar, that he may die.
15 And he who strikes his father or his mother shall be executed to death.
16 He who steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall be executed to death.
17 And he who curses his father or his mother shall be executed to death.
18 If men strive with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed,
19 if he rises again and walks about outside with his staff, then he who struck him shall be acquitted. He shall only pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for him to be healed of his injuries.
20 And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, vengeance shall be taken to avenge.
21 Nevertheless, if he continues a day or two, vengeance shall not be taken; for he is part of his assets.
22 If men fight, and strike a pregnant woman, so that the child comes forth, without harm, he shall be punished to pay a fine as the womans husband imposes upon him; and he shall pay according to the assessment.
23 But if there is harm, then you shall requite soul for soul;
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free in exchange for his eye.
27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for his tooth.
28 If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall be stoned to death with stones, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted.
29 But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and the owner has been given warning, and he has not kept it restrained, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.
30 If a ransom is imposed upon him, then he shall pay to redeem his life, whatever is imposed upon him.
31 Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done unto him.
32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
34 the owner of the pit shall make compensation; he shall give money to the owner, and the dead animal shall be his.
35 If one mans ox strikes against the ox of his neighbor, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money; and the dead ox they shall also divide.
36 Or if it was known that the ox tended to thrust in time past, and its owner has not kept it restrained, he shall make compensation to pay, ox for ox, and the dead shall be his.