OET EXO chapter 21

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21:1 The law concerning the slave

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21 and_these the_ordinances which you _will _set before_face/front_them.
2 DOM you _will _buy a _slave Hebrew six years he _will _serve and_in/on/at/with_seventh he _will _go _out as _a_free without _paying.
3 If in/on/at/with_single he _will _come in/on/at/with_single he _will _go _out if [is _the]_husband of _a _wife he and_go _out his/its_wife/woman with_him/it.
4 If master_his he _will _give to_him/it a _wife and_bears to_him/it sons or daughters the_woman and_children_her she _will _belong to_master_her and_he he _will _go _out in/on/at/with_single.
5 And_if explicitly _(say) he _will _say the_slave I _love DOM my_master/master DOM wife_my and_DOM children_my not I _will _go _out a _free _[person].
6 And_bring_him master_his to the_ʼₑlhīmv and_bring_him to the_door or to the_doorpost and_pierce master_his DOM ear_his in/on/at/with_awl and_serve_him to_vanishing _point.
7 and_because/when he _will _sell a _man DOM daughter_his as_slave not she _will _go _out as_go _out the_male _slaves.
8 If [she _is]_displeasing in/on_both _eyes _of master_her who wwww[fn] designated_her and_redeemed_her to_people foreign not he _will _have _dominion to_sell_her in/on/at/with_broken _faith_he in/on/at/with_her.
9 And_if for_son_his designates_her according _to_customary _treatment the_daughters he _will _do with_her.
10 If another _[woman] he _will _take to_him/it food_her clothing_her and_marital _rights_her not he _will _reduce.
11 And_if three _[things] these not he _will _do to/for_her/it and_go _out without _paying there _[will]_not _[be] money.

21:12 The laws concerning the bad me work

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12 [one _who _will]_strike (of)_anyone and_dies surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death.
13 And_which not he _was _lying _in _wait and_the_god he _allowed _to _happen into_hand_his and_appoint to/for_yourself(m) a _place where he _will _flee there_to.
14 and_because/when he _will _act _presumptuously anyone on his/its_neighbour to_kill_him in/on/at/with_treachery from_on altar_my take_him to_die.
15 and_strikes his/its_father and_mother_his surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death.
16 And_kidnaps anyone and_sells_him and_found in/on/at/with_possession_his surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death.
17 and_curses his/its_father and_mother_his surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death.
18 and_because/when quarrel men and_strikes anyone DOM his/its_neighbour in/on/at/with_stone or in/on/at/with_fist and_not he _will _die and_confined to_bed.
19 If he _will _arise and_walks _around in/on/at/with_outside on staff_his and_free _of _liability the_struck only loss _of _time_his he _will _pay _for and_to _see _healed he _will _have _[him]_healed.
20 and_because/when he _will _strike anyone DOM male _slave_his or DOM female _slave_his in/on/at/with_rod and_dies under his/its_hand certainly _(avenge) he _will _be _avenged.
21 Nevertheless if a _day or two _days he _will _remain not he _will _be _avenged DOM property_his he.
22 and_because/when they _will _struggle _together men and_hit a _woman pregnant and_born children_her and_not it _will _be harm certainly _(fine) he _will _be _fined just_as he _will _impose on/upon/above_him/it the _husband the_woman and_he/it _gave in/on/at/with_judges.
23 And_if harm it _will _be and_you(ms)_will _give a _life in _place _of a _life.
24 An _eye in _place _of an _eye a _tooth in _place _of a _tooth a _hand in _place _of a _hand a _foot in _place _of a _foot.
25 Burning in _place _of burning bruise in _place _of bruise wound in _place _of wound.
26 and_because/when he _will _strike anyone DOM the _eye male _slave_his or DOM the _eye female _slave_his and_destroys_it as _the_free let _go_him in _place _of eye_his.
27 and_if the _tooth male _slave_his or the _tooth female _slave_his he _will _knock _out as _the_free let _go_him in _place _of tooth_his.

21:28 The law concerning the me ayam

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21:2-6: Lev 25:39-46.

21:12: Lev 24:17.

21:13: Num 35:10-34; Deu 19:1-13; Josh 20:1-9.

21:16: Deu 24:7.

21:17: Lev 20:9; Mat 15:4; Mrk 7:10.

21:24: Lev 24:19-20; Deu 19:21; Mat 5:38.

28 and_because/when it _will _gore an _ox DOM a _man or DOM a _woman and_death certainly _(stone) it _will _be _stoned _to _death the_ox and_not it _will _be _eaten DOM meat_its and_owner the_ox [will _be]_free _from _guilt.
29 And_if [will _be]_an _ox prone _to _gore it on_yesterday three _days _ago and_warned in/on/at/with_owner_its and_not restrain_it and_kills a _man or a _woman the_ox it _will _be _stoned _to _death and_also owner_its he _will _be _put _to _death.
30 If a _ransom it _will _be _imposed on/upon/above_him/it and_he/it _gave the _ransom life_his in_full that it _will _be _imposed on/upon/above_him/it.
31 Or a _son it _will _gore or a _daughter it _will _gore according _to _the_rule the_this it _will _be _done for_him/it.
32 If a _[male]_slave it _will _gore the_ox or a _female _slave silver thirty shekels he _will _give to_master_his and_the_ox it _will _be _stoned _to _death.
33 and_because/when he _will _open anyone a _pit or DOM he _will _dig anyone a _pit and_not cover_it and_falls it_into an _ox or a _donkey.
34 The _owner the_pit he _will _make _compensation silver he _will _repay to_owner_its and_the_dead it _will _belong for_him/it.
35 and_because/when it _will _strike [the]_ox of _anyone DOM the _ox his/its_neighbour and_dies and_sell DOM the_ox the_live and_divide DOM price_its and_also DOM the_dead divide.
36 Or it _is _known DOM_that [is]_an _ox prone _to _gore it on_yesterday three _days _ago and_not restrained_it owner_its certainly _(make _compensation) he _will _make _compensation an _ox in _place _of the_ox and_the_dead it _will _belong for_him/it.

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