New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 21:22-36
22“Now ifH3588 peopleH376 struggleH5327 with each other and strikeH5062 a pregnantH2030 womanH802 so that 1she givesH3205 birthH3205 prematurelyH3318, but there is noH3808 injuryH611, the guilty person shall certainlyH6064 be finedH6064 as the woman’sH802 husbandH1167 2may demandH7896 of him, and he shall 3payH5414 4as the judgesH6414 decide. 23But ifH518 there is any further injuryH611, 5then you shall appointH5414 as a penalty lifeH5315 for lifeH5315, 246eyeH5869 for eyeH5869, toothH8127 for toothH8127, handH3027 for handH3027, footH7272 for footH7272, 25burnH3555 for burnH3555, woundH6482 for woundH6482, 7bruiseH2250 for bruiseH2250.
26“And ifH3588 someoneH376 strikesH5221 the eyeH5869 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650 and destroysH7843 it, he shall let 8the slave goH7971 freeH2670 onH8478 accountH8478 ofH8478 the eyeH5869. 27And ifH518 he 9knocksH5307 outH5307 a toothH8127 of his maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, he shall let 10the slave goH7971 freeH2670 onH8478 accountH8478 ofH8478 the toothH8127.
28“Now ifH3588 an oxH7794 goresH5055 a manH376 orH176 a womanH802 11to deathH4191, 12the 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 13demandedH7896 of him, then he shall giveH5414 for the redemptionH6306 of his lifeH5315 whateverH3605H834 is 14demandedH7896 of him. 31WhetherH176 it goresH5055 a sonH1121 orH176 15a daughterH1323, it shall be doneH6213 to him according to 16the sameH2088 ruleH4941. 32IfH518 the oxH7794 goresH5055 a maleH5650 orH176 femaleH519 slaveH519H5650, 17the owner shall giveH5414 his or her masterH113 1819thirtyH7970 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, and the oxH7794 shall be stonedH5619.
33“Now ifH3588 someoneH376 opensH6605 a pitH953, orH176 20digsH3738 a pitH953 and does not coverH3680 it, and an oxH7794 orH176 a donkeyH2543 fallsH5307 into it, 34the ownerH1167 of the pitH953 shall makeH7999 restitutionH7999; he shall 21giveH7725 moneyH3701 to its ownerH1167, and the deadH4191 animal shall becomeH1961 his.
35“And ifH3588 someone’sH376 oxH7794 injuresH5062 another’sH7453 oxH7794 so that it diesH4191, then they shall sellH4376 the liveH2416 oxH7794 and divideH2673 its proceedsH3701 equally; and they shall alsoH1571 divideH2673 the deadH4191 ox. 36OrH176 if it is knownH3045 that the oxH7794 was previouslyH8543H8032 in the habitH5056 ofH5056 goringH5056, yet its ownerH1167 has not confinedH8104 it, he mustH7999 makeH7999 restitutionH7999 of oxH7794 for oxH7794, and the deadH4191 animal shall becomeH1961 his.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out ↩
- 2. Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him ↩
- 3. Exodus 21:22 Ex 21:30; Deut 22:18, 19 ↩
- 4. Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration ↩
- 5. Exodus 21:23 Lev 24:19; Deut 19:21 ↩
- 6. Exodus 21:24 Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21; Matt 5:38 ↩
- 7. Exodus 21:25 Lit welt ↩
- 8. Exodus 21:26 Lit him go...his eye ↩
- 9. Exodus 21:27 Lit causes to fall ↩
- 10. Exodus 21:27 Lit him go...his tooth ↩
- 11. Exodus 21:28 Lit so that he dies ↩
- 12. Exodus 21:28 Gen 9:5; Ex 21:32 ↩
- 13. Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him ↩
- 14. Exodus 21:30 Lit laid on him ↩
- 15. Exodus 21:31 Lit gores a daughter ↩
- 16. Exodus 21:31 Lit this judgment ↩
- 17. Exodus 21:32 Lit he ↩
- 18. Exodus 21:32 About 15 oz. or 425 gm ↩
- 19. Exodus 21:32 Zech 11:12; Matt 26:15; 27:3, 9 ↩
- 20. Exodus 21:33 Lit if a man digs ↩
- 21. Exodus 21:34 Lit give back ↩
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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