If a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, and the servant dies under his hand, he shall be punished.
In context
18If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and the man does not die but is confined to bed — 19if he recovers and can walk outside with a staff, the one who struck him goes unpunished, except that he must pay for the loss of his time and see that he is completely healed. 20If a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, and the servant dies under his hand, he shall be punished. 21But if the servant survives a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the servant is his property. 22If men are fighting and hit a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, but no further harm follows, the one responsible shall be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands, subject to the judges’ approval.
