Exodus 21:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ “Anyone who kidnaps someone and either sells him as a slave or ·still has him when he is caught [^Lhe is found in his hand] must be put to death.

¹⁷ “Anyone who ·says cruel things to [curses] his father or mother must be put to death.

¹⁸ “If two men ·argue [quarrel; contend], and one hits ·the other [^Lhis neighbor] with a rock or with his ·fist [or tool], the one who is hurt but not killed might have to stay in bed.