Exodus 21
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Exodus 21:7-36

7And if a manH376 shall sellH4376 his daughterH1323 to be a female slaveH519, she shall not departH3318 as the male slavesH5650 doH3318. 8If she shall not pleaseH7451H5869 her masterH113, who hath betrothedH3259 her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemedH6299: to sellH4376 her to a strangeH5237 nationH5971 he shall have no powerH4910, seeing he hath dealt deceitfullyH898 with her.1 9And if he hath betrothedH3259 her to his sonH1121, he shall dealH6213 with her after the mannerH4941 of daughtersH1323. 10If he shall takeH3947 him anotherH312 wife ; her foodH7607, her raimentH3682, and her duty of marriageH5772, shall he not diminishH1639. 11And if he shall not performH6213 these threeH7969 things for her, then shall she departH3318 freeH2600 without moneyH3701.

12He that smitethH5221 a manH376, so that he dieH4191, shall be surelyH4191 put to deathH4191. 13And if a man shall not lie in waitH6658, but GodH430 shall deliverH579 him into his handH3027; then I will appointH7760 thee a placeH4725 where he shall fleeH5127. 14But if a manH376 shall come presumptuouslyH2102 upon his neighbourH7453, to slayH2026 him with guileH6195; thou shalt takeH3947 him from my altarH4196, that he may dieH4191. 15And he that smitethH5221 his fatherH1, or his motherH517, shall be surelyH4191 put to deathH4191. 16And he that stealethH1589 a manH376, and sellethH4376 him, or if he shall be foundH4672 in his handH3027, he shall surelyH4191 be put to deathH4191. 17And he that cursethH7043 his fatherH1, or his motherH517, shall surelyH4191 be put to deathH4191.2 18And if menH582 contendH7378 together, and oneH376 shall smiteH5221 anotherH7453 with a stoneH68, orH176 with his fistH106, and he shall not dieH4191, but keepethH5307 to his bedH4904:3 19If he shall rise againH6965, and walkH1980 abroadH2351 upon his staffH4938, then shall he that smoteH5221 him be clearH5352: only he shall payH5414 for the loss of his timeH7674, and shall cause him to be thoroughlyH7495 healedH7495.4 20And if a manH376 shall smiteH5221 his maleH5650 or female servantH519, with a rodH7626, and he shall dieH4191 under his handH3027; he shall be surelyH5358 punishedH5358.5 21HoweverH389, if he shall continueH5975 a dayH3117 or twoH8147, he shall not be punishedH5358: for he is his moneyH3701.

22If menH582 shall contendH5327, and hurtH5062 a womanH802 with childH2030, so that her fruitH3206 shall departH3318 from her, and yet no harm followH611: he shall be surelyH6064 punishedH6064, according as the woman’sH802 husbandH1167 will layH7896 upon him; and he shall payH5414 as the judgesH6414 determine . 23And if any harm shall followH611, then thou shalt giveH5414 lifeH5315 for lifeH5315, 24EyeH5869 for eyeH5869, toothH8127 for toothH8127, handH3027 for handH3027, footH7272 for footH7272, 25BurningH3555 for burningH3555, woundH6482 for woundH6482, stripeH2250 for stripeH2250. 26And if a manH376 shall smiteH5221 the eyeH5869 of his male servantH5650, or the eyeH5869 of his female servantH519, that it shall perishH7843; he shall let him goH7971 freeH2670 forH8478 his eye’sH5869 sake. 27And if he shall smiteH5307 out his male servant’sH5650 toothH8127, or his female servant’sH519 toothH8127; he shall let him goH7971 freeH2670 for his tooth’sH8127 sake. 28If an oxH7794 shall goreH5055 a manH376 or a womanH802, that they dieH4191: then the oxH7794 shall be surelyH5619 stonedH5619, and his fleshH1320 shall not be eatenH398; but the ownerH1167 of the oxH7794 shall be clearH5355. 29But if the oxH7794 was accustomed to push with his hornH5056 in time pastH8543H8032, and it hath been testifiedH5749 to his ownerH1167, and he hath not restrainedH8104 him, but that he hath killedH4191 a manH376 or a womanH802; the oxH7794 shall be stonedH5619, and his ownerH1167 also shall be put to deathH4191. 30If there shall be laidH7896 on him a sum of moneyH3724, then he shall giveH5414 for the ransomH6306 of his lifeH5315 whatever is laidH7896 upon him. 31Whether he hath goredH5055 a sonH1121, orH176 hath goredH5055 a daughterH1323, according to this judgmentH4941 shall it be doneH6213 to him. 32If the oxH7794 shall pushH5055 a maleH5650 or female servantH519; he shall giveH5414 to their masterH113 thirtyH7970 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, and the oxH7794 shall be stonedH5619. 33And if a manH376 shall openH6605 a pitH953, or if a manH376 shall digH3738 a pitH953, and not coverH3680 it, and an oxH7794 or a donkeyH2543 shall fallH5307 into it; 34The ownerH1167 of the pitH953 shall make paymentH7999, and giveH7725 moneyH3701 to the ownerH1167 of them; and the deadH4191 beast shall be his. 35And if one man’sH376 oxH7794 shall hurtH5062 another’sH7453, that he shall dieH4191; then they shall sellH4376 the liveH2416 oxH7794, and divideH2673 the moneyH3701 of it; and the deadH4191 ox also they shall divideH2673. 36Or if it shall be knownH3045 that the oxH7794 was accustomed to pushH5056 in time pastH8543H8032, and his ownerH1167 hath not restrainedH8104 him; he shall surelyH7999 payH7999 oxH7794 for oxH7794; and the deadH4191 shall be his own.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 21:8 please...: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 21:17 curseth: or, revileth ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 21:18 another: or, his neighbour ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 21:19 the loss...: Heb. his ceasing ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 21:20 punished: Heb. avenged ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 21

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