The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

However, if the injured servant survives one or two days, the owner will not be punished, for he has suffered the loss.

If a ransom is set for him, then he must pay the redemption for his life according to whatever amount was set for him.

But if he does not do it with premeditation, but it happens by accident, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

But if a man willfully attacks his neighbor to kill him cunningly, you will take him even from my altar that he may die.

But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

When some shepherds came and drove them away, Moses came up and defended them and then watered their flock.

But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, not even under force.

Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are later crops.)

Moses alone may come near the Lord, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him.”

But if the ox had the habit of goring, and its owner was warned, and he did not take the necessary precautions, and then it killed a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned and the man must be put to death.

But they did not listen to Moses; some kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them.

During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.

Every firstling of a donkey you must redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

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

“If an ox gores a man or a woman so that either dies, then the ox must surely be stoned and its flesh must not be eaten, but the owner of the ox will be acquitted.

Or if it is known that the ox had the habit of goring, and its owner did not take the necessary precautions, he must surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal will become his.

So now go, lead the people to the place I have spoken to you about. See, my angel will go before you. But on the day that I punish, I will indeed punish them for their sin.”

Now the firstling of a donkey you may redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. “No one will appear before me empty-handed.