Exodus 21
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Exodus 21:17-20

17Anyone who cursesH70431 his fatherH1 or motherH517 must surely be put to deathH4191.2

18IfH3588 menH582 are quarrelingH7378 and oneH376 strikesH5221 the otherH7453 with a stoneH68 orH176 a fistH106, and he does notH3808 dieH4191 but is confinedH5307 to bedH4904, 19then the one who struck himH5221 shall go unpunishedH5352, as long asH518 the other can get upH6965 and walk aroundH1980 outsideH2351 withH5921 his staffH4938. NeverthelessH7535, he must compensateH5414 the man for his lost workH7674 and see that he is completely healedH7495.

20IfH3588 a manH376 strikesH5221 his manservantH5650 orH176 maidservantH519 with a rodH7626, and the servant diesH4191 byH8478 his handH3027, he shall surely be punishedH5358.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 21:17 Or dishonors or reviles ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 21:17 Cited in Matthew 15:4 and Mark 7:10 ↩

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