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18 “And if men contend with each other and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but [a]remains in bed, 19 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 [b]loss of time, and he [c]shall take care of him until he is completely healed.

20 “And if a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies [d]at his hand, he shall surely [e]be punished.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:18 Lit lies
  2. Exodus 21:19 Lit his sitting
  3. Exodus 21:19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed
  4. Exodus 21:20 Lit under
  5. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance