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Exodus 21 (WEBP)

[1] “Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them:
[2] “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.
[3] If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
[4] If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
[5] But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’
[6] then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
[7] “If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.
[8] If she doesn’t please her master, who has married her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
[9] If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her as a daughter.
[10] If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
[11] If he doesn’t do these three things for her, she may go free without paying any money.
[12] “One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
[13] but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen; then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
[14] If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
[15] “Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.
[16] “Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
[17] “Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
[18] “If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed;
[19] if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.
[20] “If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
[21] Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.
[22] “If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.
[23] But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
[24] eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
[25] burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
[26] “If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
[27] If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let the servant go free for his tooth’s sake.
[28] “If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull shall surely be stoned, and its meat shall not be eaten; but the owner of the bull shall not be held responsible.
[29] But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and this has been testified to its owner, and he has not kept it in, but it has killed a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall also be put to death.
[30] If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed.
[31] Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
[32] If the bull gores a male servant or a female servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.
[33] “If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn’t cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
[34] the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.
[35] “If one man’s bull injures another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal.
[36] Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.

Exodus 21:32 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 30 shekels is about 300 grams or about 10.6 ounces.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 21 (KJVS)

[1] Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set () before them.
[2] If thou buy () an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: () and in the seventh he shall go out () free for nothing.
[3] 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] 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] And if the servant shall plainly () say, () I love () my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out () free:
[6] 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] And if a man sell () his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out () as the menservants do. ()
[8] 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] And if he have betrothed () her unto his son, he shall deal () with her after the manner of daughters.
[10] If he take () him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. ()
[11] And if he do () not these three unto her, then shall she go out () free without money.
[12] He that smiteth () a man, so that he die, () shall be surely () put to death. ()
[13] 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] 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] And he that smiteth () his father, or his mother, shall be surely () put to death. ()
[16] 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] And he that curseth () his father, or his mother, shall surely () be put to death. ()
[18] 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] 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] 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] 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 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] And if any mischief 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 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] Whether he have gored () a son, or have gored () a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done () unto him.
[32] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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.

Exodus 21:3 Heb. with his body
Exodus 21:5 Heb. saying shall say
Exodus 21:8 Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc
Exodus 21:17 Or, revileth
Exodus 21:18 Or, his neighbour
Exodus 21:19 ceasing
Exodus 21:20 Heb. avenged

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Exodus 21 (BYZ)

[1] και ταυτα τα δικαιωματα α παραθησεις ενωπιον αυτων
[2] εαν κτηση παιδα εβραιον εξ ετη δουλευσει σοι τω δε εβδομω ετει απελευσεται ελευθερος δωρεαν
[3] εαν αυτος μονος εισελθη και μονος εξελευσεται εαν δε γυνη συνεισελθη μετ αυτου εξελευσεται και η γυνη μετ αυτου
[4] εαν δε ο κυριος δω αυτω γυναικα και τεκη αυτω υιους η θυγατερας η γυνη και τα παιδια εσται τω κυριω αυτου αυτος δε μονος εξελευσεται
[5] εαν δε αποκριθεις ειπη ο παις ηγαπηκα τον κυριον μου και την γυναικα και τα παιδια ουκ αποτρεχω ελευθερος
[6] προσαξει αυτον ο κυριος αυτου προς το κριτηριον του θεου και τοτε προσαξει αυτον επι την θυραν επι τον σταθμον και τρυπησει αυτου ο κυριος το ους τω οπητιω και δουλευσει αυτω εις τον αιωνα
[7] εαν δε τις αποδωται την εαυτου θυγατερα οικετιν ουκ απελευσεται ωσπερ αποτρεχουσιν αι δουλαι
[8] εαν μη ευαρεστηση τω κυριω αυτης ην αυτω καθωμολογησατο απολυτρωσει αυτην εθνει δε αλλοτριω ου κυριος εστιν πωλειν αυτην οτι ηθετησεν εν αυτη
[9] εαν δε τω υιω καθομολογησηται αυτην κατα το δικαιωμα των θυγατερων ποιησει αυτη
[10] εαν δε αλλην λαβη εαυτω τα δεοντα και τον ιματισμον και την ομιλιαν αυτης ουκ αποστερησει
[11] εαν δε τα τρια ταυτα μη ποιηση αυτη εξελευσεται δωρεαν ανευ αργυριου
[12] εαν δε παταξη τις τινα και αποθανη θανατω θανατουσθω
[13] ο δε ουχ εκων αλλα ο θεος παρεδωκεν εις τας χειρας αυτου δωσω σοι τοπον ου φευξεται εκει ο φονευσας
[14] εαν δε τις επιθηται τω πλησιον αποκτειναι αυτον δολω και καταφυγη απο του θυσιαστηριου μου λημψη αυτον θανατωσαι
[15] ος τυπτει πατερα αυτου η μητερα αυτου θανατω θανατουσθω
[16] [21:17] ος εαν κλεψη τις τινα των υιων ισραηλ και καταδυναστευσας αυτον αποδωται και ευρεθη εν αυτω θανατω τελευτατω
[17] [21:16] ο κακολογων πατερα αυτου η μητερα αυτου τελευτησει θανατω
[18] εαν δε λοιδορωνται δυο ανδρες και παταξη τις τον πλησιον λιθω η πυγμη και μη αποθανη κατακλιθη δε επι την κοιτην
[19] εαν εξαναστας ο ανθρωπος περιπατηση εξω επι ραβδου αθωος εσται ο παταξας πλην της αργιας αυτου αποτεισει και τα ιατρεια
[20] εαν δε τις παταξη τον παιδα αυτου η την παιδισκην αυτου εν ραβδω και αποθανη υπο τας χειρας αυτου δικη εκδικηθητω
[21] εαν δε διαβιωση ημεραν μιαν η δυο ουκ εκδικηθησεται το γαρ αργυριον αυτου εστιν
[22] εαν δε μαχωνται δυο ανδρες και παταξωσιν γυναικα εν γαστρι εχουσαν και εξελθη το παιδιον αυτης μη εξεικονισμενον επιζημιον ζημιωθησεται καθοτι αν επιβαλη ο ανηρ της γυναικος δωσει μετα αξιωματος
[23] εαν δε εξεικονισμενον ην δωσει ψυχην αντι ψυχης
[24] οφθαλμον αντι οφθαλμου οδοντα αντι οδοντος χειρα αντι χειρος ποδα αντι ποδος
[25] κατακαυμα αντι κατακαυματος τραυμα αντι τραυματος μωλωπα αντι μωλωπος
[26] εαν δε τις παταξη τον οφθαλμον του οικετου αυτου η τον οφθαλμον της θεραπαινης αυτου και εκτυφλωση ελευθερους εξαποστελει αυτους αντι του οφθαλμου αυτων
[27] εαν δε τον οδοντα του οικετου η τον οδοντα της θεραπαινης αυτου εκκοψη ελευθερους εξαποστελει αυτους αντι του οδοντος αυτων
[28] εαν δε κερατιση ταυρος ανδρα η γυναικα και αποθανη λιθοις λιθοβοληθησεται ο ταυρος και ου βρωθησεται τα κρεα αυτου ο δε κυριος του ταυρου αθωος εσται
[29] εαν δε ο ταυρος κερατιστης η προ της εχθες και προ της τριτης και διαμαρτυρωνται τω κυριω αυτου και μη αφανιση αυτον ανελη δε ανδρα η γυναικα ο ταυρος λιθοβοληθησεται και ο κυριος αυτου προσαποθανειται
[30] εαν δε λυτρα επιβληθη αυτω δωσει λυτρα της ψυχης αυτου οσα εαν επιβαλωσιν αυτω
[31] εαν δε υιον η θυγατερα κερατιση κατα το δικαιωμα τουτο ποιησουσιν αυτω
[32] εαν δε παιδα κερατιση ο ταυρος η παιδισκην αργυριου τριακοντα διδραχμα δωσει τω κυριω αυτων και ο ταυρος λιθοβοληθησεται
[33] εαν δε τις ανοιξη λακκον η λατομηση λακκον και μη καλυψη αυτον και εμπεση εκει μοσχος η ονος
[34] ο κυριος του λακκου αποτεισει αργυριον δωσει τω κυριω αυτων το δε τετελευτηκος αυτω εσται
[35] εαν δε κερατιση τινος ταυρος τον ταυρον του πλησιον και τελευτηση αποδωσονται τον ταυρον τον ζωντα και διελουνται το αργυριον αυτου και τον ταυρον τον τεθνηκοτα διελουνται
[36] εαν δε γνωριζηται ο ταυρος οτι κερατιστης εστιν προ της εχθες και προ της τριτης ημερας και διαμεμαρτυρημενοι ωσιν τω κυριω αυτου και μη αφανιση αυτον αποτεισει ταυρον αντι ταυρου ο δε τετελευτηκως αυτω εσται