25. burn for burn, wound for wound and bruise for bruise.
26. “A man might hit his male or female slave in the eye. And the eye might be blinded. Then the man is to free the slave to pay for the eye.
27. A master might knock out a tooth of his male or female slave. Then the man is to free the slave to pay for the tooth.
28. “A man’s bull might kill a man or woman. Then you must kill that bull with stones. You should not eat the bull. But the owner of the bull is not guilty.
29. But the bull might have hurt people in the past. The owner might have been warned. If he did not keep it in a pen and then it kills a man or woman, the bull must be killed with stones. And the owner must also be put to death.
30. But the family of the dead man might accept money. Then the man who owned the bull may buy back his life. But he must pay whatever is demanded.
31. Use this same law if the bull kills a person’s son or daughter.
32. But the bull might kill a male or female slave. Then the owner must pay the master the price for a new slave. That is 12 ounces of silver. And the bull must also be killed with stones.
33. “A man might take the cover off a pit. Or he might dig one and not cover it. Another man’s ox or donkey might come and fall into it.
34. The owner of the pit must pay the owner of the animal for his loss. The dead animal will belong to the one who pays.
35. “One man’s bull might kill another man’s bull. Then they must sell the bull that is alive. Both men get half of the money. And both men will also get half of the bull that was killed.
36. A man’s bull might have hurt other animals in the past. But the owner might not have kept it in a pen. Then that owner must pay bull for bull. And the dead animal is his.