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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Exodus 21
¹² "He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.
¹³ But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint you a place to which he may flee.
¹⁴ If, however, a man acts presumptuously toward his neighbor, so as to kill him craftily, you are to take him even from My altar, that he may die.
¹⁵ "He who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
¹⁶ "He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.
¹⁷ "He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
¹⁸ "If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed,
¹⁹ if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall take care of him until he is completely healed.
²⁰ "If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
²¹ If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property.
²² "If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide.