Exodus 21:20
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
Berean Standard Bible
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.