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Reference for Exodus 21:20

וְכִֽי־יַכֶּה֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶת־עַבְדּ֜וֹ א֤וֹ אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ֙ בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט וּמֵ֖ת תַּ֣חַת יָד֑וֹ נָקֹ֖ם יִנָּקֵֽם׃

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

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The Jewish Spiritual Heroes

If two people engage in a fight, the Bible says that he who beats his friend shall heal the victim (Ex. 21:20). This indicates that it is permissible to engage in healing the sick.24)ברכות ס׳ א׳.
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