5. But suppose the slave loves his wife and children so much that he won't leave without them.
6. Then he must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship, while his owner punches a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.
7. A young woman who was sold by her father doesn't gain her freedom in the same way that a man does.
8. If she doesn't please the man who bought her to be his wife, he must let her be bought back. He cannot sell her to foreigners; this would break the contract he made with her.
9. If he selects her as a wife for his son, he must treat her as his own daughter.
10. If the man later marries another woman, he must continue to provide food and clothing for the one he bought and to treat her as a wife.
11. If he fails to do any of these things, she must be given her freedom without cost.
12. Death is the punishment for murder.
13. But if you did not intend to kill someone, and I, the Lord, let it happen anyway, you may run for safety to a place that I have set aside.
14. If you plan in advance to murder someone, there's no escape, not even by holding on to my altar. You will be dragged off and killed.
15. Death is the punishment for attacking your father or mother.
16. Death is the punishment for kidnapping. If you sell the person you kidnapped, or if you are caught with that person, the penalty is death.
17. Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.
18. Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed,
19. and later has to use a stick when walking outside, you must pay for the loss of time and do what you can to help until the injury is completely healed. That's your only responsibility.
20. Death is the punishment for beating to death any of your slaves.
21. However, if the slave lives a few days after the beating, you are not to be punished. After all, you have already lost the services of that slave who was your property.
22. Suppose a pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage as the result of an injury caused by someone who is fighting. If she isn't badly hurt, the one who injured her must pay whatever fine her husband demands and the judges approve.
23. But if she is seriously injured, the payment will be life for life,