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19 and the injured person[a] then gets up and walks around outside with the help of his staff,[b] the one who struck him is not liable, except that he is to compensate him for his loss of time[c] and take care of his complete recovery.

20 “If a man strikes his male or female servant with a stick and he or she dies as a direct result,[d] the master must be punished.[e] 21 But if the servant[f] survives a day or two, the master[g] is not to be punished because the servant[h] is his property.

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  1. Exodus 21:19 Lit. he
  2. Exodus 21:19 Lit. with his staff
  3. Exodus 21:19 Lit. his rest
  4. Exodus 21:20 Lit. under his hand
  5. Exodus 21:20 Lit. suffer vengeance
  6. Exodus 21:21 Lit. he
  7. Exodus 21:21 Lit. he
  8. Exodus 21:21 Lit. he