20 “When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse,[a] the owner must be punished.[b] 21 However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished[c] because he is his owner’s property.[d](A)

22 “When men get in a fight and hit a pregnant woman so that her children are born prematurely but there is no injury, the one who hit her must be fined as the woman’s husband demands(B) from him, and he must pay according to judicial assessment.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:20 Lit hand
  2. 21:20 Or must suffer vengeance
  3. 21:21 Or not suffer vengeance
  4. 21:21 Lit silver

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