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18 "If a quarrel breaks out and one hits the other with a rock or a fist and the injured one doesn't die but is confined to bed
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18 "If men quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but is confined to bed,
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19 and then later gets better and can get about on a crutch, the one who hit him is in the clear, except to pay for the loss of time and make sure of complete recovery.
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19 the one who struck the blow will not be held responsible if the other gets up and walks around outside with his staff; however, he must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and see that he is completely healed.
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20 "If a slave owner hits a slave, male or female, with a stick and the slave dies on the spot, the slave must be avenged.
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20 "If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished,
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21 But if the slave survives a day or two, he's not to be avenged - the slave is the owner's property.
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21 but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property.
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22 "When there's a fight and in the fight a pregnant woman is hit so that she miscarries but is not otherwise hurt, the one responsible has to pay whatever the husband demands in compensation.
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22 "If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows.
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23 But if there is further damage, then you must give life for life
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23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,
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24 - eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
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25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
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26 "If a slave owner hits the eye of a slave or handmaid and ruins it, the owner must let the slave go free because of the eye.
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26 "If a man hits a manservant or maidservant in the eye and destroys it, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the eye.
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27 If the owner knocks out the tooth of the male or female slave, the slave must be released and go free because of the tooth.
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27 And if he knocks out the tooth of a manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the tooth.
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28 "If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox must be stoned. The meat cannot be eaten but the owner of the ox is in the clear.
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28 "If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull must be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible.
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29 But if the ox has a history of goring and the owner knew it and did nothing to guard against it, then if the ox kills a man or a woman, the ox is to be stoned and the owner given the death penalty.
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29 If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and it kills a man or woman, the bull must be stoned and the owner also must be put to death.
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30 If a ransom is agreed upon instead of death, he must pay it in full as a redemption for his life.
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30 However, if payment is demanded of him, he may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded.
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31 If a son or daughter is gored, the same judgment holds.
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31 This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter.
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32 If it is a slave or a handmaid the ox gores, thirty shekels of silver is to be paid to the owner and the ox stoned.
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32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull must be stoned.
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