14. But whenever someone becomes so angry that he plans to kill his neighbor, you must take him away from my altar and put him to death.
15. “Whoever hits his father or mother must be put to death.
16. “Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death, whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.
17. “Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
18. “This is what you must do whenever men quarrel and one hits the other with a rock or with his fist and injures him so that he has to stay in bed.
19. If the injured man can get up again and walk around outside with a cane, the one who hit him must not be punished. He must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and for all his medical expenses.
20. “Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave with a stick so that the slave dies from the beating, the owner must be punished.
21. But if the slave gets up in a day or two, the owner must not be punished. The slave is his property.
22. “This is what you must do whenever men fight and injure a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely. If there are no other injuries, the offender must pay whatever fine the court allows the woman’s husband to demand.
23. If anyone is injured, the offender must pay a life for a life,
24. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot,
25. a burn for a burn, a bruise for a bruise, a wound for a wound.
26. “Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave in the eye and the slave is blinded, he must let the slave go free to make up for the loss of the eye.
27. If the owner knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to make up for the loss of the tooth.
28. “Whenever a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull must be stoned to death, and its meat may not be eaten. The bull’s owner is free from any liability.
29. But if the bull has had the habit of goring, and the owner has been warned but has not kept it confined, and it kills a man or a woman, then the bull must be stoned and its owner must be put to death, too.
30. However, if only a cash settlement is demanded from the owner, the bull’s owner may save his life by paying whatever price is demanded of him.
31. If the bull gores someone’s son or daughter, this same ruling applies.