- Exodus 21:1
וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם׃
These are the rules that you shall set before them:
Targum Onkelos
וְאִלֵּין דִּינַיָּא דְּתַסְדַּר קֳדָמֵיהוֹן׃
And these are the laws that you shall set before them.
- Exodus 21:2
כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים יַעֲבֹד וּבַשְּׁבִעִת יֵצֵא לַחׇפְשִׁי חִנָּם׃
When you acquire a male Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years; in the seventh year he shall go free, without payment.
Targum Onkelos
אֲרֵי תִזְבּוֹן עַבְדָּא בַר יִשְׂרָאֵל שֵׁית שְׁנִין יִפְלַח וּבִשְׁבִיעֵיתָא יִפּוֹק לְבַר חוֹרִין מַגָּן׃
If you buy a Hebrew slave [who is a son of a Hebrew], he shall serve [you] for six years, but in the seventh [year] he is to go out free, for naught [without liability].
- Exodus 21:3
אִם־בְּגַפּוֹ יָבֹא בְּגַפּוֹ יֵצֵא אִם־בַּעַל אִשָּׁה הוּא וְיָצְאָה אִשְׁתּוֹ עִמּוֹ׃
If he came single, he shall leave single; if he had a wife, his wife shall leave with him.
Targum Onkelos
אִם בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי יֵיעוֹל בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי יִפּוֹק אִם בְּעֵיל אִתְּתָא הוּא וְתִפּוֹק אִתְּתֵיהּ עִמֵּיהּ׃
If he came by himself [unmarried], he shall go out by himself. If he was married, his wife shall go out with him.
- Exodus 21:4
אִם־אֲדֹנָיו יִתֶּן־לוֹ אִשָּׁה וְיָלְדָה־לוֹ בָנִים אוֹ בָנוֹת הָאִשָּׁה וִילָדֶיהָ תִּהְיֶה לַאדֹנֶיהָ וְהוּא יֵצֵא בְגַפּוֹ׃
If his master gave him a wife, and she has borne him children, the wife and her children shall belong to the master, and he shall leave alone.
Targum Onkelos
אִם רִבּוֹנֵיהּ יִתֵּין לֵיהּ אִתְּתָא וּתְלִיד לֵיהּ בְּנִין אוֹ בְנָן אִתְּתָא וּבְנַהָא תְּהֵי לְרִבּוֹנַהּ וְהוּא יִפּוֹק בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי׃
If his master should give him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, then the woman and her children belong to her master, and he shall go out by himself.
- Exodus 21:5
וְאִם־אָמֹר יֹאמַר הָעֶבֶד אָהַבְתִּי אֶת־אֲדֹנִי אֶת־אִשְׁתִּי וְאֶת־בָּנָי לֹא אֵצֵא חׇפְשִׁי׃
But if the slave declares, “I love my master, and my wife and children: I do not wish to go free,”
Targum Onkelos
וְאִם מֵימָר יֵימַר עַבְדָּא רָחֵימְנָא יָת רִבּוֹנִי יָת אִתְּתִי וְיָת בְּנָי לָא אֶפּוֹק בַּר חוֹרִין׃
If the slave explicitly says, “I have come to love my master, my wife and my children, I do not want to go out free.”
- Exodus 21:6
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֲדֹנָיו אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֶל־הַדֶּלֶת אוֹ אֶל־הַמְּזוּזָה וְרָצַע אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־אׇזְנוֹ בַּמַּרְצֵעַ וַעֲבָדוֹ לְעֹלָם׃
his master shall take him before God. He shall be brought to the door or the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall then remain his master’s slave for life.
Targum Onkelos
וִיקָרְבִנֵּיהּ רִבּוֹנֵיהּ לִקְדָם דַּיָּינַיָּא וִיקָרְבִנֵּיהּ לְוָת דַּשָּׁא אוֹ דִּלְוָת מְזוּזְתָא וְיַרְצַע רִבּוֹנֵיהּ יָת אוּדְנֵיהּ בְּמַרְצְעָא וִיהֵי לֵיהּ עֶבֶד פָּלַח לְעָלַם׃
His master must bring him to [before] the judges. He must then bring him next to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl. He then serves his master [will be a working servant for him,] forever.
- Exodus 21:7
וְכִי־יִמְכֹּר אִישׁ אֶת־בִּתּוֹ לְאָמָה לֹא תֵצֵא כְּצֵאת הָעֲבָדִים׃
When someone sells their daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as other slaves do.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲרֵי יְזַבֵּין גְּבַר יָת בְּרַתֵּיהּ לְאַמְהוּ לָא תִפּוֹק כְּמַפְּקָנוּת עַבְדַיָּא׃
If a man sells his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out [free] in the manner of male slaves.
- Exodus 21:8
אִם־רָעָה בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר־[לוֹ] (לא) יְעָדָהּ וְהֶפְדָּהּ לְעַם נׇכְרִי לֹא־יִמְשֹׁל לְמׇכְרָהּ בְּבִגְדוֹ־בָהּ׃
If she proves to be displeasing to her master, who designated her for himself, he must let her be redeemed; he shall not have the right to sell her to outsiders, since he broke faith with her.
Targum Onkelos
אִם בִּישָׁת בְּעֵינֵי רִבּוֹנַהּ דִּיקַיְּימַהּ לֵיהּ וְיִפְרְקִנַּהּ לִגְבַר אָחֳרָן לֵית לֵיהּ רְשׁוּ לְזַבּוֹנַהּ בְּמִשְׁלְטֵיהּ בַּהּ׃
If she is displeasing to her master, who had not designated [for otherwise he would have designated] her as his wife, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no power [right] to sell her to an alien people [another man] for he has dealt deceitfully with [controlled] her.
- Exodus 21:9
וְאִם־לִבְנוֹ יִיעָדֶנָּה כְּמִשְׁפַּט הַבָּנוֹת יַעֲשֶׂה־לָּהּ׃
And if the master designated her for a son, he shall deal with her as is the practice with free maidens.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִם לִבְרֵיהּ יְקַיְּימִנַּהּ כְּהִלְכָּת בְּנָת יִשְׂרָאֵל יַעֲבֵיד לַהּ׃
If he has designated her as a wife for his son, he must grant her exactly the same rights as daughters [of Yisrael].
- Exodus 21:10
אִם־אַחֶרֶת יִקַּח־לוֹ שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעֹנָתָהּ לֹא יִגְרָע׃
If he takes another to wife, he must not withhold from this one her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
Targum Onkelos
אִם אוּחְרָנְתָא יִסַּב לֵיהּ זִיּוּנַהּ כְּסוּתַהּ וְעָנְתַהּ לָא יִמְנַע׃
If he takes himself another [wife], her sustenance, her clothing and her conjugal rights he must not diminish.
- Exodus 21:11
וְאִם־שְׁלׇשׁ־אֵלֶּה לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה לָהּ וְיָצְאָה חִנָּם אֵין כָּסֶף׃
If he fails her in these three ways, she shall go free, without payment.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִם תְּלָת אִלֵּין לָא יַעֲבֵיד לַהּ וְתִפּוֹק מַגָּן דְּלָא כְסַף׃
If he does not do these three things to her, she goes out free with no repayment of money.
- Exodus 21:12
מַכֵּה אִישׁ וָמֵת מוֹת יוּמָת׃
One who fatally strikes another shall be put to death.
Targum Onkelos
דְּיִמְחֵי לַאֲנָשׁ וְיִקְטְלִנֵּיהּ אִתְקְטָלָא יִתְקְטִיל׃
If one strikes a man and he [the victim] dies, he shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:13
וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא צָדָה וְהָאֱלֹהִים אִנָּה לְיָדוֹ וְשַׂמְתִּי לְךָ מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יָנוּס שָׁמָּה׃
If it was not by design—it came about by an act of God—I will assign you a place to which that person can flee.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְלָא כְמַן לֵיהּ וּמִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִתְמְסַר לִידֵיהּ וַאֲשַׁוֵּי לָךְ אֲתַר דְּיִעְרוֹק לְתַמָּן׃
But if he did not lie in wait [to ambush him] but [from before] God [he was] brought it to his hand, then I will designate for you a place, to which he can flee [and find refuge].
- Exodus 21:14
וְכִי־יָזִד אִישׁ עַל־רֵעֵהוּ לְהׇרְגוֹ בְעׇרְמָה מֵעִם מִזְבְּחִי תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לָמוּת׃
When one person schemes against another and kills through treachery, you shall take that person from My very altar to be put to death.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲרֵי יַרְשַׁע גְּבַר עַל חַבְרֵיהּ לְמִקְטְלֵיהּ בִּנְכִילוּ מִן מַדְבְּחִי תִּדְבְּרִנֵּיהּ לְמִקְטַל׃
But if a man plots against his neighbor to kill him intentionally, you may [even] take him from My altar to put him to death.
- Exodus 21:15
וּמַכֵּה אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ מוֹת יוּמָת׃
One who strikes their father or mother shall be put to death.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְיִמְחֵי לַאֲבוּהִי וּלְאִמֵּיהּ אִתְקְטָלָא יִתְקְטִיל׃
Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:16
וְגֹנֵב אִישׁ וּמְכָרוֹ וְנִמְצָא בְיָדוֹ מוֹת יוּמָת׃
One who kidnaps another—whether having sold or still holding them—shall be put to death.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְיִגְנוֹב נַפְשָׁא מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיזַבְּנִנֵּיהּ וְיִשְׁתְּכַח בִּידֵיהּ אִתְקְטָלָא יִתְקְטִיל׃
Whoever steals [kidnaps] a man [person from B’nei Yisrael] and sells him, if he is found in his hand, he shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:17
וּמְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ מוֹת יוּמָת׃
One who insults their father or mother shall be put to death.
Targum Onkelos
וְדִילוּט לַאֲבוּהִי וְאִמֵּיהּ אִתְקְטָלָא יִתְקְטִיל׃
Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:18
וְכִי־יְרִיבֻן אֲנָשִׁים וְהִכָּה־אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בְּאֶבֶן אוֹ בְאֶגְרֹף וְלֹא יָמוּת וְנָפַל לְמִשְׁכָּב׃
When [two] parties quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or fist, and [the victim] does not die but has to take to bed:
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲרֵי יִנְצוֹן גּוּבְרִין וְיִמְחֵי גְּבַר יָת חַבְרֵיהּ בְּאַבְנָא אוֹ בְּכוּרְמֵיזָא וְלָא יְמוּת וְיִפּוֹל לְבוּטְלָן׃
When men quarrel and one man hits his fellow with a stone or with [his] fist; and he [the victim] does not die but becomes bedridden [falls to idleness],
- Exodus 21:19
אִם־יָקוּם וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחוּץ עַל־מִשְׁעַנְתּוֹ וְנִקָּה הַמַּכֶּה רַק שִׁבְתּוֹ יִתֵּן וְרַפֹּא יְרַפֵּא׃
if the latter then gets up and walks outdoors upon a staff, the assailant shall go unpunished—except for paying for the idleness and the cure.
Targum Onkelos
אִם יְקוּם וִיהַלֵּיךְ בְּבָרָא עַל בָּרְיֵיהּ וִיהֵי זָכָא מָחְיָא לְחוֹד בּוּטְלָנֵיהּ יִתֵּין וַאֲגַר אַסְיָא יְשַׁלֵּים׃
If he gets up and is able to walk on the outside on his own power, the one who struck him shall be acquitted. Still he must pay for his loss of work, and must pay for his complete cure [the doctor’s fee].