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Exodus 21:6-14 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

6. his master shall bring him to God and there, at the door or doorpost, he shall pierce his ear with an awl, thus keeping him as his slave forever.

7. When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as male slaves do.

8. But if she displeases her master, who had designated her for himself, he shall let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her.

9. If he designates her for his son, he shall treat her according to the ordinance for daughters.

10. If he takes another wife, he shall not withhold her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.

11. If he does not do these three things for her, she may leave without cost, without any payment.

12. Whoever strikes someone a mortal blow must be put to death.

13. However, regarding the one who did not hunt another down, but God caused death to happen by his hand, I will set apart for you a place to which that one may flee.

14. But when someone kills a neighbor after maliciously scheming to do so, you must take him even from my altar and put him to death.

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