20. “A man might beat his male or female slave with a stick. And the slave might die on the spot. Then the owner must be punished.
21. But the slave might get well after a day or two. Then that owner will not be punished since the slave belongs to him.
22. “Two men might be fighting, and they might hit a pregnant woman so that the baby comes out. But there is no further injury. Then the man who caused the injury must pay money. He must pay what the woman’s husband says and the court allows.
23. But if there is further injury, then the punishment is that life must be paid for life,
24. eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It is also hand for hand, foot for foot,