1 ¶ Now these are the rights which thou shalt set before them.

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

2 I f thou should buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

3 I f he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was married, then his wife shall go out with him.

If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

4 I f his master has given him a wife, and she has born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.

5 A nd if the slave shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free.

And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

6 T hen his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him forever.

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

7 A nd if a man should sell his daughter to be a maidslave, she shall not go out as the menslaves do.

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

8 I f she pleases not her master, who therefore took her not unto himself to wife, then it is permitted that she be ransomed; and he may not sell her unto a strange nation when he rejects her.

If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

9 A nd if he has betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

10 I f he takes another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, he shall not diminish.

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

11 A nd if he does not do these three things unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

12 ¶ He that smites a man so that he dies shall be surely put to death.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

13 A nd if a man did not lie in wait but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint thee a place where he shall flee.

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

14 B ut if a man comes presumptuously upon his neighbour to slay him with prudence, thou shalt take him from my altar that he may die.

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

15 A nd he that smites his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

16 L ikewise he that steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

17 I n the same manner he that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

18 A nd if men strive together and one smites another with a stone or with his fist and he dies not, but keeps his bed,

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

19 i f he rises again and walks abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be absolved, only he shall pay for the loss of his time and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

20 A nd if a man smites his slave or his maid with a rod and he dies under his hand, he shall be surely punished.

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

21 N otwithstanding, if he continues a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his money.

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

22 ¶ If men strive and hurt a woman with child so that she aborts but without death, he shall be surely punished according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him, and he shall pay by the judges.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit 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 A nd if there is death, then thou shalt pay life for life,

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

24 e ye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 b urning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

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

26 A nd if someone smites the eye of their slave or the eye of their maid that it perishes, he shall let them go free for their eye’s sake.

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

27 A nd if he smites out his manslave’s tooth or his maidslave’s tooth, he shall let them go free for their tooth’s sake.

And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

28 I f an ox gores a man or a woman that they die, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be absolved.

If an ox 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 B ut if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past and it has been testified to his owner, and he has not kept him in, but that he has killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, 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 I f there is laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.

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

31 W hether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

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

32 I f the ox shall gore a manslave or a maidslave, he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

33 A nd if someone shall open a pit or if someone shall dig a pit and not cover it and an ox or an ass falls in it,

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

34 t he owner of the pit shall make it good and give money unto their owner, and the dead beast shall be his.

The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

35 A nd if one man’s ox hurts another’s that he dies; then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money of it, and the dead ox they shall also divide.

And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

36 O r if it is known that the ox used to push in time past and his owner has not kept him in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead shall be his own.

Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.