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21 Yet if he survives a day or two days, he will not be avenged, because he is his money.[a]

22 “‘And if men fight and they injure a pregnant woman, and her children go out and there is not serious injury, he will surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands concerning him and as the judges determine.[b] 23 And if there is serious injury, you will give life in place of life,

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  1. Exodus 21:21 Or “property”; literally “his silver”
  2. Exodus 21:22 Literally “and he will give according to judgments” or “judges” or “arbitrators”

21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.(A)

22 “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely[a] but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands(B) and the court allows. 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,(C)

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  1. Exodus 21:22 Or she has a miscarriage