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then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

"If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, because of his unfairness to her.

"And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

"But if he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go free for nothing, without payment of money.

"He who strikes someone so that he dies shall certainly be put to death.

"And one who strikes his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.

"Now one who kidnaps someone, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall certainly be put to death.

"And one who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.

if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall pay for his care until he is completely healed.

"And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

"If, however, the slave survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for the slave is his property.

"Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide.

"But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life,

"And if someone strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free on account of the eye.

"And if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let the slave go free on account of the tooth.

"Now if an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall certainly be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished.

"If, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.

"If a ransom is demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is demanded of him.

"Whether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

"If the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall give his or her master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.