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Exodus 21:20-31 Webster Bible Translation (WBT)

20. And if a man shall smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

21. Notwithstanding, if he shall continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.

22. If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

23. And if any mischief shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

24. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25. Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

26. And if a man shall smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

27. And if he shall smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

28. If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

29. But if the ox was accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not restrained him, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

30. If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.

31. Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.

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