Exodus 21

1 Now these are the lawes, which thou shalt set before them:

Now, these are the regulations which thou shalt put before them.

2 If thou bye an Ebrewe seruant, he shall serue sixe yeres, and in the seuenth he shall go out free, for nothing.

When thou shalt acquire a servant who is a Hebrew, six years, shall he serve, —but in the seventh shall he go out freely—for nought.

3 If he came himselfe alone, he shall goe out himselfe alone: if hee were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

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

4 If his master haue giuen him a wife, and she hath borne him sonnes or daughters, he wife and her children shalbe her masters, but he shall goe out himselfe alone.

If his lord gave him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her lords, and, he shall go out by himself.

5 But if the seruant saye thus, I loue my master, my wife and my children, I will not goe out free,

But, if the servant shall plainly say, I love my lord, and my wife and my sons, —I will not go out free,

6 Then his master shall bring him vnto the Iudges, and set him to the dore, or to the poste, and his master shall bore his eare through with a nawle, and he shall serue him for euer.

then shall his lord bring him near unto God, and shall bring him near unto the door, or unto the door-post, —and his lord shall pierce his ear with an awl, so shall he serve him all his life.

7 Likewise if a man sell his daughter to be a seruant, she shall not goe out as the men seruantes doe.

And when a man shall sell his daughter to be a handmaid, she shall not go out according to the out-going of the men-servants,

8 If shee please not her master, who hath betrothed her to him selfe, then shall hee cause to buy her: hee shall haue no power to sell her to a strange people, seeing he despised her.

If she is uncomely in the eyes of her lord, who hath not assigned her in marriage, then shall he suffer her to be redeemed: to a strange people, shall he not have power to sell her in that he hath dealt treacherously with her.

9 But if he hath betrothed her vnto his sonne, he shall deale with her according to the custome of the daughters.

And if, to his son, he assign her, according to the custom for daughters, shall he do for her.

10 If he take him another wife, he shall not diminish her foode, her rayment, and recompence of her virginitie.

If he take to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.

11 And if he do not these three vnto her, the shall she go out free, paying no money.

But if these three, he will not do for her, then shall she go out for nought, without silver.

12 He that smiteth a man, and he die, shall dye the death.

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

13 And if a man hath not layed wayte, but God hath offered him into his hande, then I wil appoynt thee a place whither he shall flee.

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.

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

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

15 Also hee that smiteth his father or his mother, shall die the death.

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

16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, if it be founde with him, shall die the 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.

17 And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.

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

18 When men also striue together, and one smite another with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but lieth in bed,

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; —

19 If hee rise againe and walke without vpon his staffe, then shall he that smote him go quite, saue onely hee shall beare his charges for his resting, and shall pay for his healing.

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.

20 And if a man smite his seruant, or his maide with a rod, and he die vnder his hande, he shalbe surely punished.

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;

21 But if he continue a day, or two dayes, hee shall not be punished: for he is his money.

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

22 Also if men striue and hurt a woman with childe, so that her childe depart from her, and death follow not, hee shall bee surely punished according as the womans husband shall appoynt him, or he shall pay as the Iudges determine.

And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, but 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.

23 But if death follow, then thou shalt paye life for life,

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

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote,

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, —hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 Burning for burning, wound for wounde, stripe for stripe.

brand for brand, wound for wound, —stripe for stripe.

26 And if a man smite his seruant in the eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye.

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;

27 Also if he smite out his seruants tooth, or his maides tooth, he shall let him goe out free for his tooth.

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.

28 If an oxe gore a man or a woman, that he die, the oxe shalbe stoned to death, and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the oxe shall goe quite.

And when an ox goreth a man or a woman, and death ensueth, the ox shall, surely be stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten, and the owner of the ox, shall be quit.

29 If the oxe were wont to push in times past, and it hath bene tolde his master, and hee hath not kept him, and after he killeth a man or a woman, the oxe shall be stoned, and his owner shall die also.

But, if, the ox, was wont to gore before that time and it hath been attested to his owner, and he hath not proceeded to put him under guard, and he causeth the death of man or woman, the ox, shall be stoned, and, his owner also, shall be put to death.

30 If there be set to him a summe of mony, then he shall pay the raunsome of his life, whatsoeuer shalbe laied vpon him.

If, a sin-covering, be laid on him, then shall he give a ransom for his life, according to whatsoever may be laid on him:

31 Whether he hath gored a sonne or gored a daughter, he shalbe iudged after the same maner.

if, a son, he gore or, a daughter, he gore, according to this regulation, shall it be done to him;

32 If the oxe gore a seruant or a mayde, hee shall giue vnto their master thirtie shekels of siluer, and the oxe shalbe stoned.

if, a servant the ox gore, or a handmaid, thirty shekels of silver, shall he give to his lord, and, the ox, shall be stoned.

33 And when a man shall open a well, or when he shall dig a pit and couer it not, and an oxe or an asse fall therein,

And when a man openeth a pit, or when a man diggeth a pit, and doth not cover it, —and there falleth thereinto an ox or an ass,

34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and giue money to the owners thereof, but the dead beast shalbe his.

the owner of the pit, shall make it good, silver, shall he pay back to the owner thereof, —and the dead beast, shall be his.

35 And if a mans oxe hurt his neighbours oxe that he die, then they shall sel the liue oxe, and deuide the money thereof, and the dead oxe also they shall deuide.

And when the ox of one man thrusteth the ox of his neighbour so that it dieth, then shall they sell the live ox and divide the silver thereof, and the dead ox also, shall they divide,

36 Or if it bee knowen that the oxe hath vsed to push in times past, and his master hath not kept him, he shall pay oxe for oxe, but the dead shall be his owne.

Or if it was known that, an ox, was, wont to gore, before that time, and his owner proceeded not to put him under guard, he shall surely make good, —an ox for the ox, and, the dead one, shall be his.