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

16“Now one who kidnaps someone, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall certainly be put to death. 17“And one who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death. “Now if people have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, 19if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall pay for his care until he is completely healed. 20“And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

Exodus 21:18 word by word

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

• Now ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• peopleאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• haveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• strikesנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the otherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• with a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• with a fistאֶגְרֹף'egrôph · fistH106
• and he does not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• isנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• to bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904

Cross-references for Exodus 21:18

• Exodus 21:22“Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide.
• Exodus 2:13Now he went out the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were fighting with each other; and he said to the offender, “Why are you striking your companion?”
• Deuteronomy 25:11“If two men, a man and his countryman, have a fight with each other, and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from the hand of the one who is hitting him, and she reaches out with her hand and grasps that man’s genitals,
• 2 Samuel 14:6And your servant had two sons, but the two of them fought in the field, and there was no one to save them from each other, so one struck the other and killed him.
• Exodus 21:20“And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
• Numbers 35:16‘But if he struck him with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

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