January 23, 2022

²² “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. ²³ But if there is harm,^[a] then you shall pay life for life, ²⁴ eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, ²⁵ burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

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Footnotes

Exodus 21:23 Or so that her children come out and it is clear who was to blame, he shall be fined as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he alone shall pay. ²³ If it is unclear who was to blame

Cross references

Exodus 21:22 : [Deut. 22:18, 19] Exodus 21:22 : [Job 31:11] Exodus 21:23 : Deut. 19:21 Exodus 21:24 : Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21; Cited Matt. 5:38

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