Exodus 21
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Exodus 21:16-32

16“1He who 2kidnapsH1589 a manH376, whether he sellsH4376 him or he is foundH4672 in his 3possessionH3027, shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191.

17“4He who cursesH7043 his fatherH1 or his motherH517 shall surelyH4191 be putH4191 to deathH4191.

18“IfH3588 menH376 haveH7378 a quarrelH7378 and oneH376 strikesH5221 the otherH7453 with a stoneH68 orH176 with his fistH106, and he does not dieH4191 but 5remainsH5307 in bedH4904, 19ifH518 he getsH6965 up and walksH1980 aroundH1980 outsideH2351 on his staffH4938, then he who struckH5221 him shall goH5352 unpunishedH5352; he shall onlyH7534 payH5414 for his 6lossH7674 of timeH7674, and 7shall takeH7495 careH7495 of him until he is completelyH7495 healedH7495.

20“IfH3588 a manH376 strikesH5221 his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650 with a rodH7626 and he diesH4191 8at his handH3027, he shall 9be punishedH5358. 21IfH518, howeverH389, he 10survivesH5975 a dayH3117 orH176 two, noH3808 vengeanceH5358 shall be takenH5358; 11for he is his 12propertyH3701.

22“IfH3588 menH376 struggleH5327 with each other and strikeH5062 a womanH802 with childH2030 so that 13she givesH3205 birthH3205 prematurelyH3318, yet there is noH3808 injuryH611, he shall surelyH6064 be finedH6064 as the woman’sH802 husbandH1167 14may demandH7896 of him, and he shall 15payH5414 16as the judgesH6414 decide. 23But ifH518 there is any further injuryH611, 17then you shall appointH5414 as a penalty lifeH5315 for lifeH5315, 2418eyeH5869 for eyeH5869, toothH8127 for toothH8127, handH3027 for handH3027, footH7272 for footH7272, 25burnH3555 for burnH3555, woundH6482 for woundH6482, 19bruiseH2250 for bruiseH2250.

26“IfH3588 a manH376 strikesH5221 the eyeH5869 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, and destroysH7843 it, he shall let him goH7971 freeH2670 on accountH8478 of his eyeH5869. 27And ifH518 he 20knocksH5307 out a toothH8127 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, he shall let him goH7971 freeH2670 on accountH8478 of his toothH8127.

28“IfH3588 an oxH7794 goresH5055 a manH376 orH176 a womanH802 21to deathH4191, 22the oxH7794 shall surelyH5619 be stonedH5619 and its fleshH1320 shall not be eatenH398; but the ownerH1167 of the oxH7794 shall goH5355 unpunishedH5355. 29IfH518, however, an oxH7794 was previouslyH8543H8032 in the habitH5056 of goringH5056 and its ownerH1167 has been warnedH5749, yet he does not confineH8104 it and it killsH4191 a manH376 orH176 a womanH802, the oxH7794 shall be stonedH5619 and its ownerH1167 alsoH1571 shall be putH4191 to deathH4191. 30IfH518 a ransomH3724 is 23demandedH7896 of him, then he shall giveH5414 for the redemptionH6306 of his lifeH5315 whateverH3605H834 is 24demandedH7896 of him. 31WhetherH176 it goresH5055 a sonH1121 orH176 25a daughterH1323, it shall be doneH6213 to him according to 26the sameH2088 ruleH4941. 32IfH518 the oxH7794 goresH5055 a maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, 27the owner shall giveH5414 his or her masterH113 28thirtyH7970 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, and the oxH7794 shall be stonedH5619.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 21:16 Deut 24:7 ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 21:16 Lit steals ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 21:16 Lit hand ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 21:17 Lev 20:9; Prov 20:20; Matt 15:4; Mark 7:10 ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 21:18 Lit lies ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 21:19 Lit his sitting ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 21:19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 21:20 Lit under ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 21:21 Lit stands ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 21:21 Lev 25:44-46 ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 21:21 Lit money ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 21:22 Ex 21:30; Deut 22:18, 19 ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 21:23 Lev 24:19; Deut 19:21 ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 21:24 Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21; Matt 5:38 ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 21:25 Lit welt ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 21:27 Lit causes to fall ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 21:28 Lit so that he dies ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 21:28 Gen 9:5; Ex 21:32 ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him ↩
  25. 25. Exodus 21:31 Lit gores a daughter ↩
  26. 26. Exodus 21:31 Lit this judgment ↩
  27. 27. Exodus 21:32 Lit he ↩
  28. 28. Exodus 21:32 Zech 11:12; Matt 26:15; 27:3, 9 ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 21

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