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Exodus 21:16-22 Good News Bible (GNB)

16. “Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death.

17. “Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.

18-19. “If there is a fight and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist, but does not kill them, they are not to be punished. If the one who was hit has to stay in bed, but later is able to get up and walk outside with the help of a stick, the one who hit them is to pay for their lost time and take care of them until they get well.

20. “If a slave owner takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the slave owner is to be punished.

21. But if the slave does not die for a day or two, the master is not to be punished. The loss of his property is punishment enough.

22. “If some men are fighting and hurt a pregnant woman so that she loses her child, but she is not injured in any other way, the one who hurt her is to be fined whatever amount the woman's husband demands, subject to the approval of the judges.