Exodus 21
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Exodus 21:20-23

20“And ifH3588 someoneH376 strikesH5221 his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650 with a rodH7626 and the slave diesH4191 1at his handH3027, he shall 2be punishedH5358. 21IfH518, howeverH389, the slave 3survivesH5975 a dayH3117 orH176 two, noH3808 vengeanceH5358 shall be takenH5358; 4for the slave is his 5propertyH3701.

22“Now ifH3588 peopleH376 struggleH5327 with each other and strikeH5062 a pregnantH2030 womanH802 so that 6she givesH3205 birthH3205 prematurelyH3318, but there is noH3808 injuryH611, the guilty person shall certainlyH6064 be finedH6064 as the woman’sH802 husbandH1167 7may demandH7896 of him, and he shall 8payH5414 9as the judgesH6414 decide. 23But ifH518 there is any further injuryH611, 10then you shall appointH5414 as a penalty lifeH5315 for lifeH5315,

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 21:20 Lit under ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 21:20 Lit suffer vengeance ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 21:21 Lit stands ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 21:21 Lev 25:44-46 ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 21:21 Lit money ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 21:22 Ex 21:30; Deut 22:18, 19 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 21:23 Lev 24:19; Deut 19:21 ↩

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