Exodus 21:16

In 11 translations

BSB

Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

KJV

¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

WEB

“Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

ASV

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

LSV

And he who steals a man, and has sold him, and he has been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.

YLT

'And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.

DBY

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall certainly be put to death.

DRC

He that shall steal a man, and sell him, being convicted of guilt, shall be put to death.

GNV

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, if it be founde with him, shall die the death.

JPS

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

LXXE21:17

Whosoever shall steal one of the children of Israel, and prevail over him and sell him, and he be found with him, let him certainly die.

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WLC

וְגֹנֵ֨ב אִ֧ישׁ וּמְכָר֛וֹ וְנִמְצָ֥א בְיָד֖וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃

LXX-Br21:17

Ὃς ἐὰν κλέψῃ τις τινὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ καταδυναστεύσας αὐτὸν ἀποδῶται, καὶ εὑρεθῇ ἐν αὐτῷ, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 24:7If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
• 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
• Exodus 22:4If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
• Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
• Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
• Revelation 18:12cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

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