Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Exodus 21

1 Laws for menservants. 5 For the servant whose ear is bored. 7 For women servants. 12 For manslaughter. 16 For stealers of men. 17 For cursers of parents. 18 For smiters. 22 For a hurt by chance. 28 For an ox that goreth. 33 For him that is an occasion of harm.

 21:1 ¶ Now these x428 are the Iudgements 4941 which x834 thou shalt set 7760 z8799 before 6440 them.

 21:2 If x3588 thou buy 7069 z8799 an Hebrew 5680 seruant, 5650 sixe 8337 yeeres 8141 he shall serue, 5647 z8799 and in the seuenth 7637 he shall goe out 3318 z8799 free 2670 for nothing. 2600

 21:3 If x518 he came in 935 z8799 by himselfe, 1610 he shal goe out 3318 z8799 by himselfe: 1610 if x518 he x1931 were married, 1167 802 then his wife 802 shall goe out 3318 z8804 with x5973 him.

 21:4 If x518 his master 113 haue giuen 5414 z8799 him a wife, 802 and she haue borne 3205 z8804 him sonnes 1121 or x176 daughters; 1323 the wife 802 and her children 3206 shall be x1961 her masters, 113 and he x1931 shall go out 3318 z8799 by himselfe. 1610

 21:5 And if x518 the seruant 5650 shall plainely y559 z8800 say, 559 z8799 I loue 157 z8804 x853 my master, 113 x853 my wife, 802 and my children, 1121 I will not x3808 goe out 3318 z8799 free: 2670

 21:6 Then his master 113 shall bring 5066 z8689 him vnto x413 the Iudges, 430 hee shall also bring 5066 z8689 him to x413 the doore, 1817 or x176 vnto x413 the doore post, 4201 and his master 113 shall boare y7527 z8804 his eare y241 through x7527 x853 x241 with an aule, 4836 and he shall serue 5647 z8804 him for euer. 5769

 21:7 ¶ And if x3588 a man 376 sell 4376 z8799 x853 his daughter 1323 to be a mayd seruant, 519 shee shall not x3808 goe out 3318 z8799 as the men seruants 5650 doe. 3318 z8800

 21:8 If x518 she please y7451 y5869 not x7451 x5869 her master, 113 who x834 hath betrothed 3259 z8804 x3808 her to himselfe, then shall he let her be redeemed: 6299 z8689 To sell 4376 z8800 her vnto a strange 5237 nation 5971 hee shall haue no x3808 power, 4910 z8799 seeing he hath dealt deceitfully 898 z8800 with her.

 21:9 And if x518 he haue betrothed 3259 z8799 her vnto his sonne, 1121 he shall deale 6213 z8799 with her after the maner 4941 of daughters. 1323

 21:10 If x518 he take 3947 z8799 him another 312 [wife], her food, 7607 her rayment, 3682 and her duety of mariage 5772 shall he not x3808 diminish. 1639 z8799

 21:11 And if x518 he doe 6213 z8799 not x3808 these x428 three 7969 vnto her, then shall she goe out 3318 z8804 free 2600 without x369 money. 3701

 21:12 ¶ He that smiteth 5221 z8688 a man, 376 so that he die, 4191 z8804 shalbe surely y4191 z8800 put to death. 4191 z8714

 21:13 And if x834 a man lye not in wait, 6658 z8804 x3808 but God 430 deliuer 579 z8765 [him] into his hand, 3027 then I will appoint 7760 z8804 thee a place 4725 whither x834 x8033 hee shall flee: 5127 z8799

 21:14 But if x3588 a man 376 come presumptuously 2102 z8686 vpon x5921 his neighbour 7453 to slay 2026 z8800 him with guile, 6195 thou shalt take 3947 z8799 him from x4480 x5973 mine Altar, 4196 that he may die. 4191 z8800

 21:15 ¶ And he that smiteth 5221 z8688 his father, 1 or his mother, 517 shall bee surely y4191 z8800 put to death. 4191 z8714

 21:16 ¶ And he that stealeth 1589 z8802 a man, 376 and selleth 4376 z8804 him, or if he be found 4672 z8738 in his hand, 3027 he shall surely y4191 z8800 be put to death. 4191 z8714

 21:17 ¶ And hee that curseth 7043 z8764 his father 1 or his mother, 517 shall surely y4191 z8800 bee put to death. 4191 z8714

 21:18 ¶ And if x3588 men y582 x376 striue y7378 z8799 together, x7378 and one 376 smite 5221 z8689 x853 another 7453 with a stone, 68 or 176 with his fist, 106 and he die 4191 z8799 not, x3808 but keepeth 5307 z8804 his bed: 4904

 21:19 If x518 hee rise againe, 6965 z8799 and walke 1980 z8694 abroad 2351 vpon x5921 his staffe, 4938 then shall hee that smote 5221 z8688 him, be quit: 5352 z8738 onely x7535 he shall pay 5414 z8799 for the losse of his time, 7674 and shall cause [him] to be throughly y7495 z8763 healed. 7495 z8762

 21:20 ¶ And if x3588 a man 376 smite 5221 z8686 x853 his seruant, 5650 or x176 x853 his mayd, 519 with a rod, 7626 and hee die 4191 z8804 vnder x8478 his hand, 3027 hee shall bee surely y5358 z8800 punished: 5358 z8735

 21:21 Notwithstanding, 389 if x518 he continue 5975 z8799 a day 3117 or x176 two, y8147 x3117 hee shall not x3808 be punished, 5358 z8714 for x3588 he x1931 is his money. 3701

 21:22 ¶ If x3588 men y582 x376 striue, 5327 z8735 and hurt 5062 z8804 a woman 802 with child, 2030 so that her fruit 3206 depart 3318 z8804 from her, and yet no x3808 mischiefe x611 follow, y611 x1961 he shalbe surely y6064 z8800 punished, 6064 z8735 according as x834 the womans 802 husband 1167 will lay 7896 z8799 vpon x5921 him, and hee shall pay 5414 z8804 as the Iudges 6414 [determine].

 21:23 And if x518 any mischiefe x611 follow, y611 x1961 then thou shalt giue 5414 z8804 life 5315 for x8478 life, 5315

 21:24 Eye 5869 for x8478 eye, 5869 tooth 8127 for x8478 tooth, 8127 hand 3027 for x8478 hand, 3027 foote 7272 for x8478 foote, 7272

 21:25 Burning 3555 for x8478 burning, 3555 wound 6482 for x8478 wound, 6482 stripe 2250 for x8478 stripe. 2250

 21:26 ¶ And if x3588 a man 376 smite 5221 z8686 x853 the eye 5869 of his seruant, 5650 or x176 x853 the eye 5869 of his mayd, 519 that it perish, 7843 z8765 hee shall let him goe 7971 z8762 free 2670 for y8478 his eyes y5869 sake. x8478 x5869

 21:27 And if x518 he smite y5307 z8686 out x5307 his man seruants 5650 tooth, 8127 or x176 his mayde seruants 519 tooth, 8127 hee shal let him goe 7971 z8762 free 2670 for his tooths y8127 sake. x8478 x8127

 21:28 ¶ If x3588 an oxe 7794 gore 5055 z8799 x853 a man, 376 or x176 x853 a woman, 802 that they die, 4191 z8804 then the oxe 7794 shal be surely y5619 z8800 stoned, 5619 z8735 and x853 his flesh 1320 shall not x3808 be eaten: 398 z8735 but the owner 1167 of the oxe 7794 shall be quitte. 5355

 21:29 But if x518 the oxe 7794 were wont to push with his horne 5056 in time past, 8543 8032 x4480 and it hath bene testified 5749 z8717 to his owner, 1167 and he hath not x3808 kept y8104 z8799 him in, x8104 but that he hath killed 4191 z8689 a man 376 or x176 a woman; 802 the oxe 7794 shall be stoned, 5619 z8735 and his owner 1167 also x1571 shall bee put to death. 4191 z8714

 21:30 If x518 there be layed 7896 z8714 on x5921 him a summe of money, 3724 then he shall giue 5414 z8804 for the ransome 6306 of his life, 5315 whatsoeuer x3605 x834 is layd 7896 z8714 vpon x5921 him.

 21:31 Whether x176 hee haue gored 5055 z8799 a sonne, 1121 or 176 haue gored 5055 z8799 a daughter, 1323 according to this x2088 iudgement 4941 shall it bee done 6213 z8735 vnto him.

 21:32 If x518 the oxe 7794 shall push 5055 z8799 a man seruant, 5650 or x176 a mayd seruant, 519 hee shall giue 5414 z8799 vnto their master 113 thirty 7970 shekels, 8255 3701 and the oxe 7794 shalbe stoned. 5619 z8735

 21:33 ¶ And if x3588 a man 376 shall open 6605 z8799 a pit, 953 or x176 if x3588 a man 376 shall digge 3738 z8799 a pit, 953 and not x3808 couer 3680 z8762 it, and an oxe 7794 or x176 an asse 2543 fall 5307 z8804 therein: x8033

 21:34 The owner 1167 of the pit 953 shall make [it] good, 7999 z8762 [and] giue 7725 z8686 money 3701 vnto the owner 1167 of them, and the dead 4191 z8801 beast shalbe x1961 his.

 21:35 ¶ And if x3588 one mans 376 oxe 7794 hurt 5062 z8799 x853 anothers, 7453 x7794 that he die, 4191 z8804 then they shall sell 4376 z8804 x853 the liue 2416 oxe, 7794 and diuide 2673 z8804 x853 the money 3701 of it, and x853 the dead 4191 z8801 oxe also x1571 they shall diuide. 2673 z8799

 21:36 Or x176 if it bee knowen 3045 z8738 that x3588 the oxe 7794 hath vsed to push 5056 in time past, 8543 8032 x4480 and his owner 1167 hath not x3808 kept y8104 z8799 him in, x8104 hee shall surely y7999 z8763 pay 7999 z8762 oxe 7794 for x8478 oxe, 7794 and the dead 4191 z8801 shall be x1961 his owne.