New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 21:12-21
12“1He who strikesH5221 someoneH376 so that he diesH4191 shall certainlyH4191 be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191. 132Yet 3ifH834 he did not lieH6658 inH6658 waitH6658 for him, but 4GodH430 causedH579 him toH579 fallH579 into his handH3027, then I will appointH7760 you a placeH4725 to whichH834 he may fleeH5127. 145IfH3588, however, someoneH376 is enragedH2102 againstH5921 his neighborH7453, so as to killH2026 him in a cunningH6195 wayH6195, you are to takeH3947 him even from My altarH4196, to be put to deathH4191.
15“And one who strikesH5221 his fatherH1 or his motherH517 shall certainlyH4191 be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191.
16“Now 6one who 7kidnapsH1589 someoneH376, whether he sellsH4376 him or he is foundH4672 in his 8possessionH3027, shall certainlyH4191 be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191.
17“And 9one who cursesH7043 his fatherH1 or his motherH517 shall certainlyH4191 be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191.
18“Now ifH3588 peopleH376 haveH7378 aH7378 quarrelH7378 and oneH376 strikesH5221 the otherH7453 with a stoneH68 orH176 with a fistH106, and he does not dieH4191 but 10isH5307 confinedH5307 to bedH4904, 19ifH518 he getsH6965 upH6965 and walksH1980 aroundH1980 outsideH2351 on his staffH4938, then he who struckH5221 him shall goH5352 unpunishedH5352; he shall onlyH7534 payH5414 for his 11lossH7674 of timeH7674, and 12shall payH7495 forH7495 his careH7495 until he is completelyH7495 healedH7495.
20“And ifH3588 someoneH376 strikesH5221 his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650 with a rodH7626 and the slave diesH4191 13at his handH3027, he shall 14be punishedH5358. 21IfH518, howeverH389, the slave 15survivesH5975 a dayH3117 orH176 two, noH3808 vengeanceH5358 shall be takenH5358; 16for the slave is his 17propertyH3701.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 21:12 Gen 9:6; Lev 24:17; Num 35:30; Matt 26:52 ↩
- 2. Exodus 21:13 Num 35:10-34; Deut 19:1-13; Josh 20:1-9 ↩
- 3. Exodus 21:13 Lit he who ↩
- 4. Exodus 21:13 1 Sam 24:4, 10, 18 ↩
- 5. Exodus 21:14 Deut 19:11, 12; 1 Kin 2:28-34 ↩
- 6. Exodus 21:16 Deut 24:7 ↩
- 7. Exodus 21:16 Lit steals ↩
- 8. Exodus 21:16 Lit hand ↩
- 9. Exodus 21:17 Lev 20:9; Prov 20:20; Matt 15:4; Mark 7:10 ↩
- 10. Exodus 21:18 Lit lies in ↩
- 11. Exodus 21:19 Lit his sitting ↩
- 12. Exodus 21:19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed ↩
- 13. Exodus 21:20 Lit under ↩
- 14. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance ↩
- 15. Exodus 21:21 Lit stands ↩
- 16. Exodus 21:21 Lev 25:44-46 ↩
- 17. Exodus 21:21 Lit money ↩
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
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