Laws on Personal Injuries
What happens if you accidentally strike someone with a fatal blow?
A. You'll be killed.
B. You'll be banished.
C. Your daughter will be killed.
D. Your son will be killed.
B. You'll be banished.
What happens if someone steals an ox or sheep and slaughters and sells it.
They are to pay back five oxen for every ox and four sheep for every single sheep.
During a lawsuit, while in a crowd, how is one supposed to ensure justice.
By not siding with the crowd or showing bias or favouritism.
What happens if a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her.
He is to pay the bride price and take her as his wife.
After seven years, what were Hebrews supposed to do with male hebrew servants.
They were to release them.
What happens if someone curses or attacks their mother of father.
They are to be killed
What if someone steals something, and doesn't have money to pay it back.
They are to be sold to pay for their theft.
How are they to treat foreigners.
They are to treat them with respect, and not opress them.
What are they to do to sorceress.
They are to kill them.
What happens if a male servant has had a wife, vs if he was given a wife by the master, in terms of release.
If a male servant has had a wife, they are to be released together. But if he has given the wife, she belongs to the master, and will not be released with her husband.
What is the consequence if two people are quarrelling, and one hits another and the victim is confined to a bed.
The guilty part must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed.
What is to happen if the victim of a theif, strikes the thief dead in the daytime vs the night time.
If it is in the night time, they are guilty of bloodshed while if it is in the daytime they are not guilty of bloodshed.
What were they to do if they saw an enemy's animal wandering off.
They were to return it.
What are they to do if they lend money to a poor person.
They are to not treat it as a business deal, and therefore they are to not charge interest.
What happens if a female servant doesn't please her master.
He is to let her be redeemed.
If a slave owner hits their slave, what are the two different consequences for if they die verses if they do not die.
If he/ she dies they are to be punished.
If they heal after a day or two it is fine.
If an owners animal is given to the neighbour for sakekeeping and it dies or is injured, what are the consequences if it was not stolen vs if it was stolen.
If it was stolen restitution is to be made, otherwise if the owner swears to have not laid hands on it no resistution is required.
What were they to do after the 7th year of growing crops.
They were to leave the land unused, and let it rest.
What will happen if a man takes advantage of widows or the fatherless.
God will hear the cry of the widows and fatherless, and kill this man making his wife a widow and his children fatherless.
What is to happen if the master selects a female servant as a wife for his son.
She is to be granted the rights of a daughter.
What happens if someone hits a pregnant woman.
What are the consequences for if there is not a serious injury but a premature birth, vs if there is a serious injury.
If not a serious injury they must pay whatever the woma's husband requests for in court.
If there is a serious injury they are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth and etc.
If the owner was not present restitution must be payed however if the owner was present no restitution is required.
Who is to rest on the sabbath day.
Everyone and everything, from Ox to slave to even the master.
What is to happen to those who sleep with animals.
They are to be put to death.
What is to happen if the masters son does not provide for the former female servant who is now his wife.
She is to go, free of charge.