А если кто ударит раба своего, или служанку свою палкою, и они умрут под рукою его, то он должен быть наказан;
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
“When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.
“Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,
“And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
“If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished.
And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.