New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 21:16-32
16“Now 1one who 2kidnapsH1589 someoneH376, whether he sellsH4376 him or he is foundH4672 in his 3possessionH3027, shall certainlyH4191 be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191.
17“And 4one 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 5isH5307 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 6lossH7674 of timeH7674, and 7shall 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 8at his handH3027, he shall 9be punishedH5358. 21IfH518, howeverH389, the slave 10survivesH5975 a dayH3117 orH176 two, noH3808 vengeanceH5358 shall be takenH5358; 11for the slave is his 12propertyH3701.
22“Now ifH3588 peopleH376 struggleH5327 with each other and strikeH5062 a pregnantH2030 womanH802 so that 13she givesH3205 birthH3205 prematurelyH3318, but there is noH3808 injuryH611, the guilty person shall certainlyH6064 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“And ifH3588 someoneH376 strikesH5221 the eyeH5869 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650 and destroysH7843 it, he shall let 20the slave goH7971 freeH2670 onH8478 accountH8478 ofH8478 the eyeH5869. 27And ifH518 he 21knocksH5307 outH5307 a toothH8127 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, he shall let 22the slave goH7971 freeH2670 onH8478 accountH8478 ofH8478 the toothH8127.
28“Now ifH3588 an oxH7794 goresH5055 a manH376 orH176 a womanH802 23to deathH4191, 24the oxH7794 shall certainlyH5619 be stonedH5619 and its fleshH1320 shall not be eatenH398; but the ownerH1167 of the oxH7794 shall go unpunishedH5355. 29IfH518, however, an oxH7794 was previouslyH8543H8032 in the habitH5056 ofH5056 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 toH4191 deathH4191. 30IfH518 a ransomH3724 is 25demandedH7896 of him, then he shall giveH5414 for the redemptionH6306 of his lifeH5315 whateverH3605H834 is 26demandedH7896 of him. 31WhetherH176 it goresH5055 a sonH1121 orH176 27a daughterH1323, it shall be doneH6213 to him according to 28the sameH2088 ruleH4941. 32IfH518 the oxH7794 goresH5055 a maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, 29the owner shall giveH5414 his or her masterH113 3031thirtyH7970 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, and the oxH7794 shall be stonedH5619.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 21:16 Deut 24:7 ↩
- 2. Exodus 21:16 Lit steals ↩
- 3. Exodus 21:16 Lit hand ↩
- 4. Exodus 21:17 Lev 20:9; Prov 20:20; Matt 15:4; Mark 7:10 ↩
- 5. Exodus 21:18 Lit lies in ↩
- 6. Exodus 21:19 Lit his sitting ↩
- 7. Exodus 21:19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed ↩
- 8. Exodus 21:20 Lit under ↩
- 9. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance ↩
- 10. Exodus 21:21 Lit stands ↩
- 11. Exodus 21:21 Lev 25:44-46 ↩
- 12. Exodus 21:21 Lit money ↩
- 13. Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out ↩
- 14. Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him ↩
- 15. Exodus 21:22 Ex 21:30; Deut 22:18, 19 ↩
- 16. Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration ↩
- 17. Exodus 21:23 Lev 24:19; Deut 19:21 ↩
- 18. Exodus 21:24 Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21; Matt 5:38 ↩
- 19. Exodus 21:25 Lit welt ↩
- 20. Exodus 21:26 Lit him go...his eye ↩
- 21. Exodus 21:27 Lit causes to fall ↩
- 22. Exodus 21:27 Lit him go...his tooth ↩
- 23. Exodus 21:28 Lit so that he dies ↩
- 24. Exodus 21:28 Gen 9:5; Ex 21:32 ↩
- 25. Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him ↩
- 26. Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him ↩
- 27. Exodus 21:31 Lit gores a daughter ↩
- 28. Exodus 21:31 Lit this judgment ↩
- 29. Exodus 21:32 Lit he ↩
- 30. Exodus 21:32 About 15 oz. or 425 gm ↩
- 31. Exodus 21:32 Zech 11:12; Matt 26:15; 27:3, 9 ↩
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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