King James Version (KJV)
Exodus 21:22
“If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine].”
Verse in context — Exodus 21
20
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
21
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he [is] his money.
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If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine].
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And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
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Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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