Exodus 21:19
New Revised Standard Version
but recovers and walks around outside with the help of a staff, then the assailant shall be free of liability, except to pay for the loss of time, and to arrange for full recovery.

Contemporary English Version
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.

New American Bible
the one who struck the blow shall be acquitted, provided the other can get up and walk around with the help of his staff. Still, he must compensate him for his recovery time and make provision for his complete healing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff, he that struck him shall be quit, yet so that he make restitution for his work, and for his expenses upon the physicians.

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If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff, he that struck him shall be quit, yet so that he make restitution for his work, and for his expenses upon the physicians.

upon his staff

2 Samuel 3:29 And may it come upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house: and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue of seed, or that is a leper, or that holdeth the distaff, or that falleth by the sword, or that wanteth bread.

Zechariah 8:4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem: and every man with his staff in his hand through multitude of days.

only he shall pay.

Context
Personal Injury Laws
18If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: 19If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff, he that struck him shall be quit, yet so that he make restitution for his work, and for his expenses upon the physicians.20He that striketh his bondman, or bondwoman, with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.…
Cross References
Exodus 21:18
If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Exodus 21:20
He that striketh his bondman, or bondwoman, with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.

Exodus 21:18
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