“ Suppose a person beats their male or female slave to death with a club. That person must be punished.

“人若用棍子打奴仆或婢女，立时死在他的手下，他必要受刑。

“人若用棍子打奴仆或婢女，当场死在他的手下，他必受报应。

“人若用棍子打奴仆或婢女，当场死在他的手下，他必受报应。

“倘若有人用棍子打他的仆婢，导致他们当场死亡，他必须受惩罚。

“如果有人用棍打他的奴仆或婢女，以致死在他的手下，他必须受刑罚；

「人若用棍子打奴僕或婢女，立時死在他的手下，他必要受刑。

「人若用棍子打奴僕或婢女，當場死在他的手下，他必受報應。

「人若用棍子打奴僕或婢女，當場死在他的手下，他必受報應。

「倘若有人用棍子打他的僕婢，導致他們當場死亡，他必須受懲罰。

“如果有人用棍打他的奴僕或婢女，以致死在他的手下，他必須受刑罰；

『人若用棍子擊打奴僕或使女，以致奴僕死在他手下，他一定必須受刑罰。

以杖擊僕婢、而斃杖下者、必受刑、

如擊僕婢、立斃杖下者、必受刑。

人若以杖擊奴婢、死於手下、必受刑、

“ Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,

“ When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.

“ If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished.

“ When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.

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

“ And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

“ When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

“ If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.

“ If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.

Don’t feel sorry for that evil person. A life must be taken for a life. An eye must be put out for an eye. A tooth must be knocked out for a tooth. A hand must be cut off for a hand and a foot for a foot.

Anyone who would have killed Cain would have been paid back seven times. But anyone who hurts me will be paid back 77 times.”

The one in authority serves God for your good. But if you do wrong, watch out! Rulers don’t carry a sword for no reason at all. They serve God. And God is carrying out his anger through them. The ruler punishes anyone who does wrong.

“ Suppose an owner hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it. Then the owner must let the slave go free to pay for the eye.Suppose an owner knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave. Then he must let the slave go free to pay for the tooth.

‘ We have gone without food,’ they say.‘ Why haven’t you noticed it? We have made ourselves suffer. Why haven’t you paid any attention to us?’“ On the day when you fast, you do as you please. You take advantage of all your workers.When you fast, it ends in arguing and fighting. You hit one another with your fists. That is an evil thing to do. The way you are now fasting keeps your prayers from being heard in heaven.

But the Lord said to him,“ No. Anyone who kills you will be paid back seven times.” The Lord put a mark on Cain. Then anyone who found him wouldn’t kill him.

“ Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

Servants can’t be corrected only by words. Even if they understand, they won’t obey.

The dead person’s nearest male relative must kill the murderer. When he meets up with him, he must kill the murderer.

“‘ Suppose a person kills someone. Then that person must be put to death as a murderer. But do it only when there are witnesses who can tell what happened. Do not put anyone to death if only one witness tells what happened.“‘ Do not accept payment for a murderer’s life. A murderer deserves to die. They must certainly be put to death.“‘ Do not accept payment for anyone who has run to a city for safety. Do not let them buy their freedom to return home. They must not go back and live on their own land before the high priest dies.“‘ Do not pollute the land where you are. Murder pollutes the land. Only one thing can pay to remove the pollution in the land where murder has been committed. The blood of the one who spilled another’s blood must be spilled.