1
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
~,hyen.pilt06440 ~yif'T r,v]a ~yij'P.viM;ht04941 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.Wt07637 d{b][;yt05650 ~yin'v vevt08337 yir.bi[t05680 d,b,[t05647 h,n.qitt07069 yiK ? ~'Nixt02600 yiv.p'x;lt02670 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'Viat0802 l;[;Bt01167 -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.wt03205 h'Viat0802 w{l -n,TIy wy'n{d]a -mia ? 'hy,n{da;l h,y.hiT 'hy,d'lyiwt03206 h'Via'ht0802 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'at0157 d,b,['ht05650 r;ma{yt0559 r{m'at0559 -mia.w ? yiv.p'xt02670 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'ht0430 -l,a wy'n{d]a w{vyiGih.w ? wy'n{d]a [;c'r.wt07527 h'z.Wz.M;ht04201 -l,a w{a t,l,D;ht01817 -l,a ? ~'l{[.lt05769 w{d'b][;wt05647 ;[ec.r;M;Bt04836 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.lt0519 w{TiBt01323 -t,a vyiat0376 r{K.mIyt04376 -yik.w ? ~yid'b]['ht05650 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{lt03259 -r,v]a 'hy,n{d]a yenye[.B h'['r -miat07451 ? H'b -w{d.gib.B H'r.k'm.lt0898 l{v.mIyt04376 -a{lt04910 yir.k'n ~;[.l H'D.p,h.wt05971 H'd'[.yt06299
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.Kt04941 h'N,d'[yIyt03259 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.Kt03682 H'rea.vt07607 w{l -x;QIyt03947 t,r,x;at0312 -mia ? ['r.gIyt01639 a{l
11
And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
h'a.c'y.wt03318 H'l h,f][;yt06213 a{l h,Lea -v'l.v -mia.w ? @,s'Kt03701 !yea ~'Nixt02600
12
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
t'm.Wyt04191 tw{mt04191 tem'wt04191 vyiat0376 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.lt03027 h'Niat0579 ~yih{l/a'h.wt0430 h'd'ct06658 a{l r,v]a;w ? h'M'v s.Wn'yt05127 r,v]a ~w{q'mt04725 '$.l
14
But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
h'm.r'[.bt06195 w{g.r'h.lt02026 .Whe[ert07453 -l;[ vyiat0376 ]diz'yt02102 -yik.w ? t.Wm'lt04191 .WN,x'QiT yix.B.zimt04196 ~i[em
15
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
t'm.Wyt04191 tw{mt04191 w{Mia.w wyib'at01 heK;m.W
16
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
t'm.Wyt04191 tw{mt04191 w{d'y.bt03027 a'c.min.wt04672 w{r'k.m.Wt04376 vyiat0376 ben{g.wt01589
17
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
t'm.Wyt04191 tw{mt04191 w{Mia.w wyib'at01 leL;q.m.Wt07043
18
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
.Whe[ert07453 -t,a vyiat0376 -h'Kih.wt05221 ~yiv'n]at0582 !Ubyir.yt07378 -yik.w ? b'K.vim.lt04904 l;p'n.wt05307 t.Wm'yt04191 a{l.w @{r.g,a.bt0106 w{a !,b,a.Bt068
19
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
w{T.n;[.vimt04938 -l;[ #.Wx;Bt02351 .$eL;h.tih.wt01980 ~.Wq'yt06965 -mia ? aeP;r.yt07495 a{P;r.wt07495 !eTIy w{T.bivt07674 q;r h,K;M;h h'Qin.wt05352
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]at04191 -t,a w{a w{D.b;[t05650 -t,a vyiat0376 h,K;y -yik.w ? ~eq'NIyt05358 ~{q'nt05358 w{d'yt03027 t;x;T tem.W j,beV;Bt07626
21
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
~;QUy a{l d{m][;yt05975 ~Iy;mw{y w{a ~w{yt03117 -mia .$;at0389 ? 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.wt03318 h'r'ht02030 h'Viat0802 .Wp.g'n.w ~yiv'n]at0582 .Wc'NIy -yik.w ? r,v]a;K ven'[ey vw{n'[ !w{s'at0611 h,y.hIy a{l.w 'hy,d'l.yt03206 ? ~yilil.piB !;t'n.w h'Via'ht0802 l;[;Bt01167 wy'l'[ tyiv'yt07896
23
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
v,p'nt05315 t;x;T v,p,nt05315 h'T;t'n.w h,y.hIy !w{s'at0611 -mia.w
24
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
d'yt03027 t;x;T d'yt03027 !ev t;x;T !ev !Iy;[ t;x;T !Iy;[ ? l,g'rt07272 t;x;T l,g,rt07272
25
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
h'r.WB;xt02250 [;c'Pt06482 t;x;T [;c,Pt06482 h'Yiw.Kt03555 t;x;T h'Yiw.Kt03555 ? h'r.WB;xt02250 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;[t05650 !ye[ -t,a vyiat0376 h,K;y -yik.w ? w{nye[ t;x;T .WN,x.L;v.yt07971 yiv.p'x;lt02670 H't]xiv.wt08478 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;lt02670 lyiP;y w{t'm]a !ev -w{a w{D.b;[t05650 !ev -mia.w ? w{Niv t;x;T .WN,x.L;v.yt07971
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'Viat0802 -t,a w{a vyiat0376 -t,a rw{vt07794 x;GIy -yik.w ? w{r'f.Bt07794 -t,a lek'aeyt0398 a{l.w rw{V;ht07794 leq'SIyt05619 lw{q's tem'wt04191 ? yiq'nt05355 rw{V;h l;[;b.Wt01167
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.wt05749 ~{v.livt08032 l{m.Timt08543 a.Wh x'G;nt05056 rw{vt07794 ~ia.w ? w{a vyiat0376 tyimeh.w .WN,r.m.vIyt08104 a{l.w wy'l'[.biBt01167 ? t'm.Wyt04191 wy'l'[.Bt01167 -m;g.w leq'SIyt05619 rw{V;ht07794 h'Viat0802
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;nt05315 !{y.diPt06306 !;t'n.w wy'l'[ t;v.Wy r,p{Kt03724 -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;Kt04941 x'GIy t;bt01323 -w{at0176 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.vt07970 @,s,Kt03701 h'm'at0519 w{a rw{V;ht07794 x;GIy d,b,[t05650 -mia ? leq'SIyt05619 rw{V;h.wt07794 wy'n{da;l !eTIy ~yil'q.vt08255
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;
vyiat0376 h,r.kIy -yiK w{a rw{Bt0953 vyiat0376 x;T.pIyt06605 -yik.w ? rw{m]xt02543 w{a rw{Vt07794 h'M'v -l;p'n.wt05307 .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'[.bilt01167 byiv'y @,s,Kt03701 ~eL;v.yt07999 rw{B;ht0953 l;[;Bt01167 ? 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[ert07453 rw{vt07794 -t,a vyiat0376 -rw{vt07794 @{GIy -yik.w ? w{P.s;K -t,a .Wc'x.w y;x;ht02416 rw{V;h -t,a .Wr.k'm.Wt04376 tem'wt04191 ? !.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.livt08032 lw{m.Timt08543 a.Wh x'G;nt05056 rw{vt07794 yiK [;dw{n w{a ? t;x;T rw{vt07794 ~eL;v.yt07999 ~eL;vt07999 wy'l'[.Bt01167 .WN,r.m.vIyt08104 a{l.w ? w{L -h,y.hIy teM;h.w rw{V;ht07794