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Exodus 21:11-19 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11. And if he does not do these three things for her, she may leave free of charge, without any exchange of money.

12. “Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.

13. But if he didn’t intend any harm, and yet God caused it to happen by his hand, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.

14. If a person schemes and willfully acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from My altar to be put to death.

15. “Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.

16. “Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.

17. “Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.

18. “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed,

19. if he can later get up and walk around outside leaning on his staff, then the one who struck him will be exempt from punishment. Nevertheless, he must pay for his lost work time and provide for his complete recovery.

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