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Exodus · Chapter 21

Exodus 21:22

“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.

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Before · Exodus 21:20–21

20“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished. 21Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.

22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.

After · Exodus 21:23–24

23But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life, 24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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