someone has cut the skin. a ‘bruise’ is a mark on the skin where someone has hit a person.
26 ‘if a man hits the eye of a male or female slave, he may destroy the eye. then he must let the slave go away free because of his bad eye. 27 perhaps a man may knock out the tooth of a male or female slave. then he must let the slave go away free, because of his lost tooth.
28 perhaps a male cow may attack a person and kill him. then you must throw stones at the male cow until it dies. you must not eat the meat from that 