"Ifa ransomis demandedof him, then he shall givefor the redemptionof his lifewhateveris demandedof him.
"Ifmenstrugglewith each other and strikea womanwith childso that she givesbirthprematurely,yet there is noinjury,he shall surelybe finedas the woman'shusbandmay demandof him, and he shall payas the judges[decide].
"If,however, an oxwas previouslyin the habitof goringand its ownerhas been warned,yet he does not confineit and it killsa manora woman,the oxshall be stonedand its owneralsoshall be putto death.
"Whetherit goresa sonora daughter,it shall be doneto him according to the samerule.
"Whenyou takea censusof the sonsof Israelto numberthem, then eachoneof them shall givea ransomfor himselfto the LORD,when you numberthem, so that there will be noplagueamong them when you numberthem.
The ransomof a man'slifeis his wealth,But the poorhearsnorebuke.
