1
Now these are the
judgments which thou shalt
set before them.
~,hyen.pil ~yif'T r,v]a ~yij'P.viM;h h,Lea.w
2
If thou
buy an
Hebrew servant, six years he shall
serve: and in the
seventh he shall go
out free for
nothing.
ti[ib.V;b.W d{b][;y ~yin'v vev yir.bi[ d,b,[ h,n.qit yiK ? ~'Nix yiv.p'x;l aecey
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.
h'Via l;[;B -mia aecey w{P;g.B a{b'y w{P;g.B -mia ? w{Mi[ w{T.via h'a.c'y.w a.Wh
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's, and he shall go
out by
himself.
w{l -h'd.l'y.w h'Via w{l -n,TIy wy'n{d]a -mia ? 'hy,n{da;l h,y.hiT 'hy,d'lyiw h'Via'h tw{n'b w{a ~yin'b ? w{P;g.b aecey a.Wh.w
5
And if the
servant shall
plainly say, I
love my
master, my
wife, and my
children; I will not go
out free:
yin{d]a -t,a yiT.b;h'a d,b,['h r;ma{y r{m'a -mia.w ? yiv.p'x aecea a{l y'n'B -t,a.w yiT.via -t,a
6
Then his
master shall
bring him unto the
judges; he shall also
bring him to the
door, or unto the door
post; and his
master shall
bore his
ear through with an
aul; and he shall
serve him for
ever.
w{vyiGih.w ~yih{l/a'h -l,a wy'n{d]a w{vyiGih.w ? wy'n{d]a [;c'r.w h'z.Wz.M;h -l,a w{a t,l,D;h -l,a ? ~'l{[.l w{d'b][;w ;[ec.r;M;B w{n.z'a -t,a
7
And if a
man sell his
daughter to be a
maidservant, she shall not go
out as the
menservants do.
aecet a{l h'm'a.l w{TiB -t,a vyia r{K.mIy -yik.w ? ~yid'b]['h taec.K
8
If she
please not her
master, who hath
betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be
redeemed: to
sell her unto a
strange nation he shall have no
power, seeing he hath dealt
deceitfully with her.
a{l -r,v]a 'hy,n{d]a yenye[.B h'['r -mia ? H'b -w{d.gib.B H'r.k'm.l l{v.mIy -a{l yir.k'n ~;[.l H'D.p,h.w H'd'[.y
9
And if he have
betrothed her unto his
son, he shall
deal with her after the
manner of
daughters.
H'L -h,f][;y tw{n'B;h j;P.vim.K h'N,d'[yIy w{n.bil -mia.w
10
If he
take him
another wife; her
food, her
raiment, and her duty of
marriage, shall he not
diminish.
H't'n{[.w H't.Ws.K H'rea.v w{l -x;QIy t,r,x;a -mia ? ['r.gIy a{l
11
And if he
do not these
three unto her, then shall she go
out free without
money.
h'a.c'y.w H'l h,f][;y a{l h,Lea -v'l.v -mia.w ? @,s'K !yea ~'Nix
12
He that
smiteth a
man, so that he
die, shall be
surely put to
death.
t'm.Wy tw{m tem'w vyia heK;m
13
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.
yiT.m;f.w w{d'y.l h'Nia ~yih{l/a'h.w h'd'c a{l r,v]a;w ? h'M'v s.Wn'y r,v]a ~w{q'm '$.l
14
But if a
man come
presumptuously upon his
neighbour, to
slay him with
guile; thou shalt
take him from mine
altar, that he may
die.
h'm.r'[.b w{g.r'h.l .Whe[er -l;[ vyia ]diz'y -yik.w ? t.Wm'l .WN,x'QiT yix.B.zim ~i[em
15
And he that
smiteth his
father, or his
mother, shall be
surely put to
death.
t'm.Wy tw{m w{Mia.w wyib'a heK;m.W
16
And he that
stealeth a
man, and
selleth him, or if he be
found in his
hand, he shall
surely be put to
death.
t'm.Wy tw{m w{d'y.b a'c.min.w w{r'k.m.W vyia ben{g.w
17
And he that
curseth his
father, or his
mother, shall
surely be put to
death.
t'm.Wy tw{m w{Mia.w wyib'a leL;q.m.W
18
And if
men strive together, and
one smite another with a
stone, or with his
fist, and he
die not, but
keepeth his
bed:
.Whe[er -t,a vyia -h'Kih.w ~yiv'n]a !Ubyir.y -yik.w ? b'K.vim.l l;p'n.w t.Wm'y a{l.w @{r.g,a.b w{a !,b,a.B
19
If he rise
again, and
walk abroad upon his
staff, then shall he that
smote him be
quit: only he shall
pay for the loss of his
time, and shall cause him to be
thoroughly healed.
w{T.n;[.vim -l;[ #.Wx;B .$eL;h.tih.w ~.Wq'y -mia ? aeP;r.y a{P;r.w !eTIy w{T.biv q;r h,K;M;h h'Qin.w
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.
w{t'm]a -t,a w{a w{D.b;[ -t,a vyia h,K;y -yik.w ? ~eq'NIy ~{q'n w{d'y t;x;T tem.W j,beV;B
21
Notwithstanding, if he
continue a
day or
two, he shall not be
punished: for he is his
money.
~;QUy a{l d{m][;y ~Iy;mw{y w{a ~w{y -mia .$;a ? a.Wh w{P.s;k yiK
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's husband will
lay upon him; and he shall
pay as the
judges determine.
.Wa.c'y.w h'r'h h'Via .Wp.g'n.w ~yiv'n]a .Wc'NIy -yik.w ? r,v]a;K ven'[ey vw{n'[ !w{s'a h,y.hIy a{l.w 'hy,d'l.y ? ~yilil.piB !;t'n.w h'Via'h l;[;B wy'l'[ tyiv'y
23
And if any mischief
follow, then thou shalt
give life for
life,
v,p'n t;x;T v,p,n h'T;t'n.w h,y.hIy !w{s'a -mia.w
24
Eye for
eye, tooth for
tooth, hand for
hand, foot for
foot,
d'y t;x;T d'y !ev t;x;T !ev !Iy;[ t;x;T !Iy;[ ? l,g'r t;x;T l,g,r
25
Burning for
burning, wound for
wound, stripe for
stripe.
h'r.WB;x [;c'P t;x;T [;c,P h'Yiw.K t;x;T h'Yiw.K ? h'r.WB;x t;x;T
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's sake.
!ye[ -t,a -w{a w{D.b;[ !ye[ -t,a vyia h,K;y -yik.w ? w{nye[ t;x;T .WN,x.L;v.y yiv.p'x;l H't]xiv.w w{t'm]a
27
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.
yiv.p'x;l lyiP;y w{t'm]a !ev -w{a w{D.b;[ !ev -mia.w ? w{Niv t;x;T .WN,x.L;v.y
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.
h'Via -t,a w{a vyia -t,a rw{v x;GIy -yik.w ? w{r'f.B -t,a lek'aey a{l.w rw{V;h leq'SIy lw{q's tem'w ? yiq'n rw{V;h l;[;b.W
29
But if the
ox were wont to push with his
horn 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.
d;[.Wh.w ~{v.liv l{m.Tim a.Wh x'G;n rw{v ~ia.w ? w{a vyia tyimeh.w .WN,r.m.vIy a{l.w wy'l'[.biB ? t'm.Wy wy'l'[.B -m;g.w leq'SIy rw{V;h h'Via
30
If there be
laid on him a sum of
money, then he shall
give for the
ransom of his
life whatsoever is
laid upon him.
w{v.p;n !{y.diP !;t'n.w wy'l'[ t;v.Wy r,p{K -mia ? wy'l'[ t;v.Wy -r,v]a l{k.K
31
Whether he have
gored a
son, or have
gored a
daughter, according to this
judgment shall it be
done unto him.
h,Z;h j'P.viM;K x'GIy t;b -w{a x'GIy !eb -w{a ? w{L h,f'[ey
32
If the
ox shall
push a
manservant or a
maidservant; he shall
give unto their
master thirty shekels of
silver, and the
ox shall be
stoned.
~yiv{l.v @,s,K h'm'a w{a rw{V;h x;GIy d,b,[ -mia ? leq'SIy rw{V;h.w wy'n{da;l !eTIy ~yil'q.v
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;
vyia h,r.kIy -yiK w{a rw{B vyia x;T.pIy -yik.w ? rw{m]x w{a rw{V h'M'v -l;p'n.w .WN,S;k.y a{l.w r{B
34
The
owner of the
pit shall make it
good, and
give money unto the
owner of them; and the
dead beast shall be his.
teM;h.w wy'l'[.bil byiv'y @,s,K ~eL;v.y rw{B;h l;[;B ? w{L -h,y.hIy
35
And if one
man's ox hurt another's, that he
die; then they shall
sell the
live ox, and
divide the
money of it; and the
dead ox also they shall
divide.
.Whe[er rw{v -t,a vyia -rw{v @{GIy -yik.w ? w{P.s;K -t,a .Wc'x.w y;x;h rw{V;h -t,a .Wr.k'm.W tem'w ? !.Wc/x,y teM;h -t,a ~;g.w
36
Or if it be
known that the
ox hath used to
push in time
past*, and his
owner hath not
kept him in; he shall
surely pay ox for
ox; and the
dead shall be his own.
~{v.liv lw{m.Tim a.Wh x'G;n rw{v yiK [;dw{n w{a ? t;x;T rw{v ~eL;v.y ~eL;v wy'l'[.B .WN,r.m.vIy a{l.w ? w{L -h,y.hIy teM;h.w rw{V;h