Exodus 21:18

Exodus 21:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
• New International Version (NIV)“If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed,

Context of Exodus 21:18

16If someone catches another person to sell him, you must punish him with death. Kill him even if you find him when he has not yet sold the man that he caught. 17If someone curses his father or his mother, you must punish him with death. Perhaps two men argue and they fight one another. One man might hit the other man with a stone or with his fist. The man that he hit might not die but he might have to stay in bed for some time. 19After that, he may get up. He may be able to walk about outside, if he uses a stick. Then the man who hit him is not guilty. But he must pay the man that he has hurt. He must pay him for the time that he has not been able to work. He must also make sure that the man becomes completely well again. 20Perhaps a master may hit his male slave or his female slave with a stick. If the slave dies because of this, you must punish the master.

Exodus 21:18 word by word

וְכִֽי־יְרִיבֻ֣ן אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְהִכָּה־אִישׁ֙ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ בְּאֶ֖בֶן א֣וֹ בְאֶגְרֹ֑ף וְלֹ֥א יָמ֖וּת וְנָפַ֥ל לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• striveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• together, and oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• anotherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• with a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• fistאֶגְרֹף'egrôph · fistH106
• and he dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• not, but keepethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904

Cross-references for Exodus 21:18

• Exodus 21:22When two men fight together, perhaps one of them may hit a pregnant woman. As a result of the fight, she may give birth to her child before the right time. If the man has not hurt the woman very much, he must pay money to her husband. He must pay the amount of money that the husband demands. A judge must agree that the money for his punishment is fair.
• Exodus 2:13The next day, Moses went out again to visit his people. He saw that two Israelite men were fighting each other. Moses said to the guilty man, ‘Why are you attacking your friend, who is an Israelite like you?’
• Deuteronomy 25:11Perhaps two men are fighting each other. The wife of one of them comes to help him. She tries to save him from his enemy who is attacking him. Perhaps she takes hold of the man's sex parts.
• 2 Samuel 14:6I had two sons. One day, they were fighting in the fields. There was nobody near to stop them. One son knocked down the other son and killed him.
• Exodus 21:20Perhaps a master may hit his male slave or his female slave with a stick. If the slave dies because of this, you must punish the master.
• Numbers 35:16Murderers are different. You must kill a murderer. Maybe someone hits another person with a heavy iron tool. If the person dies, the murderer must also die.

Commentaries on Exodus 21:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God, who by his providence gives and maintains life, by his law protects it. A wilful murderer shall be taken even from God's altar. But God provided cities of refuge to protect those whose unhappiness it was, and not their fault, to cause the death of another; for such as by accident, when a man is doing a lawful act, without intent of hurt, happens to kill another. Let children hear the sentence of God's word upon the ungrateful and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-27These laws governed compensation for injuries that did not lead to death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Exodus 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings