Exodus 21:18

Exodus 21:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed.

Context of Exodus 21:18

16“Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession. 17“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, 19the one who struck the blow will not be held liable if the other can get up and walk around outside with a staff; however, the guilty party must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed. 20“Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,

Exodus 21:18 word by word

וְכִֽי־יְרִיבֻ֣ן אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְהִכָּה־אִישׁ֙ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ בְּאֶ֖בֶן א֣וֹ בְאֶגְרֹ֑ף וְלֹ֥א יָמ֖וּת וְנָפַ֥ל לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• striveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• together, and oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• anotherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• with a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• fistאֶגְרֹף'egrôph · fistH106
• and he dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• not, but keepethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904

Cross-references for Exodus 21:18

• Exodus 21:22“If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows.
• Exodus 2:13The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?”
• Deuteronomy 25:11If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts,
• 2 Samuel 14:6I your servant had two sons. They got into a fight with each other in the field, and no one was there to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.
• Exodus 21:20“Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,
• Numbers 35:16“ ‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.

Commentaries on Exodus 21:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God, who by his providence gives and maintains life, by his law protects it. A wilful murderer shall be taken even from God's altar. But God provided cities of refuge to protect those whose unhappiness it was, and not their fault, to cause the death of another; for such as by accident, when a man is doing a lawful act, without intent of hurt, happens to kill another. Let children hear the sentence of God's word upon the ungrateful and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-27These laws governed compensation for injuries that did not lead to death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment

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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