25. a burn for a burn, a bruise for a bruise, a wound for a wound.
26. When a slave owner hits and blinds the eye of a male or female slave, he should let the slave go free on account of the eye.
27. If he knocks out a tooth of a male or female slave, he should let the slave go free on account of the tooth.
28. When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox should be stoned to death, and the meat of the ox shouldn’t be eaten. But the owner of the ox shouldn’t be punished.
29. However, if the ox had gored people in the past and its owner had been warned but didn’t watch out for it, and the ox ends up killing a man or a woman, then the ox should be stoned to death, and its owner should also be put to death.
30. If the owner has to pay compensation instead, he must pay the agreed amount to save his life.
31. If the ox gores a boy or a girl, this same case law applies to the owner.