Exodus 21:19-20

21:19 and then ¹  if he gets up and walks about ²  outside on his staff, then the one who struck him is innocent, except he must pay ³  for the injured person’s ⁴  loss of time ⁵  and see to it that he is fully healed.

21:20 “If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she ⁶  dies as a result of the blow, ⁷  he will surely be punished. ⁸ 

[21:19]  ¹ tn “and then” has been supplied.

[21:19]  ² tn The verb is a Hitpael perfect with vav (ו) consecutive; it follows the sequence of the imperfect before it – “if he gets up and walks about.” This is proof of recovery.

[21:19]  ³ tn The imperfect tense carries a nuance of obligatory imperfect because this is binding on the one who hit him.

[21:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (the injured person) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:19]  ⁵ tn The word appears to be the infinitive from the verb “to sit” with a meaning of “his sitting down”; some suggest it is from the verb “to rest” with a meaning “cease.” In either case the point in the context must mean compensation is due for the time he was down.

[21:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that he”; the words “or she” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[21:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “under his hand.”

[21:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “will be avenged” (how is not specified).