| 22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 21:22:1 ⧉וְכִֽי־יִנָּצ֣וּvekhiyinnatsoowhen {they} fight Exodus 21:22:2 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֗יםanashimmen Exodus 21:22:3 ⧉וְנָ֨גְפ֜וּvenagfoo{and} they strike Exodus 21:22:4 ⧉אִשָּׁ֤הishaha woman Exodus 21:22:5 ⧉הָרָה֙harahpregnant Exodus 21:22:6 ⧉וְיָצְא֣וּveyatseoo{and} come out Exodus 21:22:7 ⧉יְלָדֶ֔יהָyeladehaher children Exodus 21:22:8 ⧉וְלֹ֥אvelobut Exodus 21:22:9 ⧉יִהְיֶ֖הyihyehthere is no Exodus 21:22:10 ⧉אָס֑וֹןasonharm Exodus 21:22:11 ⧉עָנ֣וֹשׁanoshsurely Exodus 21:22:12 ⧉יֵעָנֵ֗שׁyeaneshbe fined Exodus 21:22:13 ⧉כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨רkaasheras Exodus 21:22:14 ⧉יָשִׁ֤יתyashitimposes Exodus 21:22:15 ⧉עָלָיו֙alavon him Exodus 21:22:16 ⧉בַּ֣עַלbaalhusband of Exodus 21:22:17 ⧉הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הhaishahthe woman Exodus 21:22:18 ⧉וְנָתַ֖ןvenatan{and} he pays Exodus 21:22:19 ⧉בִּפְלִלִֽים׃biflilimby the judges' ruling |
| 22. Formal Translation And when men fight and strike a pregnant woman and her children emerge but there is no harm, the offender must be punished according to what the woman’s husband sets and must pay through the judges. |
| 22. Dynamic Translation If people fight and accidentally strike a pregnant woman, causing her to deliver prematurely, but there is no lasting damage, the offender must pay whatever fine her husband demands before the judges. |