Common English Bible

Exodus 21:14-21 Common English Bible (CEB)

14. But if someone plots and kills another person on purpose, you should remove the killer from my altar and put him to death.

15. Anyone who violently hits their father or mother should be put to death.

16. Anyone who kidnaps a person, whether they have been sold or are still being held, should be put to death.

17. Anyone who curses their father or mother should be put to death.

18. When two people are fighting and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist so that he is in bed for a while but doesn’t die—

19. if he recovers and is able to walk around outside with a cane, then the one who hit him shouldn’t be punished, except to pay for the loss of time from work and to pay for his full recovery.

20. When a slave owner hits a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately, the owner should be punished.

21. But if the slave gets up after a day or two, the slave owner shouldn’t be punished because the slave is the owner’s property.