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18 “If people quarrel and one strikes the other with a rock or his fist, and he does not die but ends up[a] in bed, 19 and the injured person[b] then gets up and walks around outside with the help of his staff,[c] the one who struck him is not liable, except that he is to compensate him for his loss of time[d] and take care of his complete recovery.

20 “If a man strikes his male or female servant with a stick and he or she dies as a direct result,[e] the master must be punished.[f]

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  1. Exodus 21:18 Lit. falls
  2. Exodus 21:19 Lit. he
  3. Exodus 21:19 Lit. with his staff
  4. Exodus 21:19 Lit. his rest
  5. Exodus 21:20 Lit. under his hand
  6. Exodus 21:20 Lit. suffer vengeance