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Exodus 21:20

Whoever strikes his male or female servant with a staff, and if they have died by his hands, he shall be guilty of a crime
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King James Version

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

English Standard Version

"When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.

New International Version

"If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished,