10. If a man takes a second wife, he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothing and the same rights that she had before.
11. If he does not fulfil these duties to her, he must set her free and not receive any payment.
12. “Whoever hits someone and kills him is to be put to death.
13. But if it was an accident and he did not mean to kill him, he can escape to a place which I will choose for you, and there he will be safe.
14. But when anyone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.
15. “Whoever hits his father or his mother is to be put to death.
16. “Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death.
17. “Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.
18-19. “If there is a fight and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist, but does not kill them, they are not to be punished. If the one who was hit has to stay in bed, but later is able to get up and walk outside with the help of a stick, the one who hit them is to pay for their lost time and take care of them until they get well.
20. “If a slave owner takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the slave owner is to be punished.
21. But if the slave does not die for a day or two, the master is not to be punished. The loss of his property is punishment enough.
22. “If some men are fighting and hurt a pregnant woman so that she loses her child, but she is not injured in any other way, the one who hurt her is to be fined whatever amount the woman's husband demands, subject to the approval of the judges.
23. But if the woman herself is injured, the punishment shall be life for life,
24. eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25. burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26. “If someone hits his male or female slave in the eye and puts it out, he is to free the slave as payment for the eye.
27. If he knocks out a tooth, he is to free the slave as payment for the tooth.
28. “If a bull gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but its owner is not to be punished.
29. But if the bull had been in the habit of attacking people and its owner had been warned, but did not keep it penned up — then if it gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its owner is to be put to death also.