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

But he who hath not lain in wait, but, God, hath occasioned him to come to his hand, then will I appoint for thee a place, whither he may flee.

But, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to die.

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

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

And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.

And when men strive together, and one shall smite the other, with a stone or with his fist, - and he die not, but shall fall to his bed; -

if he rise and shall walk abroad on his staff, then shall he that smote him be acquitted, - only, for his loss of time, he shall pay, and, shall surely heal, him.

And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;

nevertheless if, for a day or for two days, he continue, he shall not be avenged, for, his silver, he is.

And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, hut there is no other mischief, he shall, surely be fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him, but he shall give it through judges.

But, if mischief follow, then shalt thou give life for life;

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, - hand for hand, foot for foot,

brand for brand, wound for wound, - stripe for stripe.

And, when a man smiteth the eye of his servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and destroyeth it, he shall send him forth, free, for his eye;

or, if, the tooth of his servant or the tooth of his handmaid, he knock out, he shall send him forth, free, for his tooth.