Exodus 21:20-22:4
New American Standard Bible
20 “And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies [a]at his hand, he shall [b]be punished. 21 If, however, the slave [c]survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; (A)for the slave is his [d]property.
22 “Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that [e]she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly be fined as the woman’s husband [f]may demand of him, and he shall (B)pay [g]as the judges decide. 23 But if there is any further injury, (C)then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, 24 (D)eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, [h]bruise for bruise.
26 “And if someone strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he shall let [i]the slave go free on account of the eye. 27 And if he [j]knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let [k]the slave go free on account of the tooth.
28 “Now if an ox gores a man or a woman [l]to death, (E)the ox shall certainly be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. 29 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. 30 If a ransom is [m]demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is [n]demanded of him. 31 Whether it gores a son or [o]a daughter, it shall be done to him according to [p]the same rule. 32 If the ox gores a male or female slave, [q]the owner shall give his or her master [r](F)thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Property Rights
33 “Now if someone opens a pit, or [s]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 restitution; he shall [t]give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.
35 “And if someone’s ox injures another’s ox so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide its proceeds equally; and they shall also divide the dead ox. 36 Or if it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he must make restitution of ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.
Property Rights
22 “[u]If someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and (G)four sheep for the sheep— 2 [v]If the (H)thief is [w]caught while [x]breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no guilt for bloodshed on his account. 3 If the sun has risen on him, there will be guilt for bloodshed on his account—A thief shall certainly make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be (I)sold for his theft. 4 If what he stole is actually found alive in his [y]possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, (J)he shall pay double.
Footnotes
- Exodus 21:20 Lit under
- Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance
- Exodus 21:21 Lit stands
- Exodus 21:21 Lit money
- Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out
- Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him
- Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration
- Exodus 21:25 Lit welt
- Exodus 21:26 Lit him go...his eye
- Exodus 21:27 Lit causes to fall
- Exodus 21:27 Lit him go...his tooth
- Exodus 21:28 Lit so that he dies
- Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him
- Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him
- Exodus 21:31 Lit gores a daughter
- Exodus 21:31 Lit this judgment
- Exodus 21:32 Lit he
- Exodus 21:32 About 15 oz. or 425 gm
- Exodus 21:33 Lit if a man digs
- Exodus 21:34 Lit give back
- Exodus 22:1 Ch 21:37 in Heb
- Exodus 22:2 Ch 22:1 in Heb
- Exodus 22:2 Lit found
- Exodus 22:2 I.e., at night; cf. v 3
- Exodus 22:4 Lit hand
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