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18 Mishpatym – Day 2
Sh’moth 21:20-22:4
“And when a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall certainly be punished.
“But if he remains alive a day or two, he is not punished; for he is his property.
“And when men strive and they shall smite a pregnant woman, and her children come out, yet there is no injury, he shall certainly be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband lays upon him. And he shall give through the judges.
“But if there is injury, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, lash for lash.
“And when a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he is to let him go free for the sake of his eye.
“And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he is to let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
“And when an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall certainly be stoned, and its flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox is innocent.
“However, if the ox was previously in the habit of goring, and its owner has been warned, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox is stoned and its owner also is put to death.
“If a sin-covering is laid upon him, then he shall give the ransom of his life, whatever is laid on him.
“Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.
“If the ox gores a male or female servant, he is to give to their master thirty sheqels of silver, and the ox is stoned.
“And when a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, the owner of the pit is to repay, he is to give silver to their owner, and the dead beast is his.
“And when the ox of a man smites the ox of his neighbor and it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the silver from it, and also divide the dead ox.
“Or if it was known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, and its owner has not kept it confined, he shall certainly repay ox for ox, while the dead beast is his.
“When a man steals an ox or a sheep, and shall slaughter it or sell it, he repays five cattle for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
“If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there is no guilt for his bloodshed.
“If the sun has risen on him, there is guilt for his bloodshed, he shall certainly repay. If he has not the means, then he shall be sold for his theft.
“If the theft is indeed found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he repays double.