New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 21:18-27
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 1isH5307 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 2lossH7674 of timeH7674, and 3shall 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 4at his handH3027, he shall 5be punishedH5358. 21IfH518, howeverH389, the slave 6survivesH5975 a dayH3117 orH176 two, noH3808 vengeanceH5358 shall be takenH5358; 7for the slave is his 8propertyH3701.
22“Now ifH3588 peopleH376 struggleH5327 with each other and strikeH5062 a pregnantH2030 womanH802 so that 9she givesH3205 birthH3205 prematurelyH3318, but there is noH3808 injuryH611, the guilty person shall certainlyH6064 be finedH6064 as the woman’sH802 husbandH1167 10may demandH7896 of him, and he shall 11payH5414 12as the judgesH6414 decide. 23But ifH518 there is any further injuryH611, 13then you shall appointH5414 as a penalty lifeH5315 for lifeH5315, 2414eyeH5869 for eyeH5869, toothH8127 for toothH8127, handH3027 for handH3027, footH7272 for footH7272, 25burnH3555 for burnH3555, woundH6482 for woundH6482, 15bruiseH2250 for bruiseH2250.
26“And ifH3588 someoneH376 strikesH5221 the eyeH5869 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650 and destroysH7843 it, he shall let 16the slave goH7971 freeH2670 onH8478 accountH8478 ofH8478 the eyeH5869. 27And ifH518 he 17knocksH5307 outH5307 a toothH8127 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, he shall let 18the slave goH7971 freeH2670 onH8478 accountH8478 ofH8478 the toothH8127.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 21:18 Lit lies in ↩
- 2. Exodus 21:19 Lit his sitting ↩
- 3. Exodus 21:19 Lit healing, he shall cause to be healed ↩
- 4. Exodus 21:20 Lit under ↩
- 5. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance ↩
- 6. Exodus 21:21 Lit stands ↩
- 7. Exodus 21:21 Lev 25:44-46 ↩
- 8. Exodus 21:21 Lit money ↩
- 9. Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out ↩
- 10. Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him ↩
- 11. Exodus 21:22 Ex 21:30; Deut 22:18, 19 ↩
- 12. Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration ↩
- 13. Exodus 21:23 Lev 24:19; Deut 19:21 ↩
- 14. Exodus 21:24 Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21; Matt 5:38 ↩
- 15. Exodus 21:25 Lit welt ↩
- 16. Exodus 21:26 Lit him go...his eye ↩
- 17. Exodus 21:27 Lit causes to fall ↩
- 18. Exodus 21:27 Lit him go...his tooth ↩
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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