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But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

And if one man"s ox hurt another"s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

And if he smite out his manservant"s tooth, or his maidservant"s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth"s sake.

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye"s sake.

Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman"s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.