Exodus 21
EASY
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

EasyEnglish Bible 2018

Exodus 21:20-27

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.

21But if the slave is still alive after one or two days, do not punish his master. The master has already lost the slave's work for that time.

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.

23But if the man has hurt the woman a lot, you must punish him as he deserves. Take a life for a life,

24an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.

25You must give him a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise.

26If a master hits the eye of his male slave or his female slave, he might destroy it. Then he must let the slave go away as a free person to pay for the loss of their eye.

27If he knocks out the tooth of his slave, he must also let the slave go away to pay for the loss of the tooth.

Read all of Exodus 21

Commentaries on Exodus 21

EasyEnglish Bible 2018 — Copyright © MissionAssist 2018