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But if the servant continue to live a day or two, let not the master be punished; for he is his money.

But if it be perfectly formed, he shall give life for life,

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

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

And if one smite the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his maid-servant, and put it out, he shall let them go free for their eye�s sake.

And if he should smite out the tooth of his man-servant, or the tooth of his maid-servant, he shall send them away free for their tooth�s sake.

And if a ransom should be imposed on him, he shall pay for the ransom of his soul as much as they shall lay upon him.

But if the bull be known to have been given to goring in time past, and they have testified to his owner, and he have not removed him, he shall repay bull for bull, but the dead shall be his own.

And if one steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and four sheep for a sheep.

And if the thief be found in the breach made by himself and be smitten and die, there shall not be blood shed for him.

But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.

And if any one should feed down a field or a vineyard, and should send in his beast to feed down another field, he shall make compensation of his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have fed down the whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best of his own field and the best of his vineyard.

And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.

And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.

And ye shall not hurt a stranger, nor afflict him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

And if thou take thy neighbour�s garment for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.

For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will hearken to him, for I am merciful.

Thou shalt not associate with the multitude for evil; thou shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.

Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.

And thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.