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.
32. If the bull gores a male or female slave, its owner must pay 12 ounces of silver to the slave’s master, and the bull must be stoned.
33. “Whenever someone opens up a cistern or digs a new one and doesn’t cover it and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
34. the owner of the cistern must make up for the loss. He must pay money to the animal’s owner, and then the dead animal will be his.
35. “Whenever one person’s bull kills another person’s bull, they must sell the live bull and divide the money between them. They must divide the dead bull, too.
36. However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, and its owner didn’t keep it confined, the owner must make up for the loss—bull for bull—and then the dead bull will be his.”