Exodus 21:20

In 11 translations

BSB

If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.

KJV

¶ And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.punished: Heb. avenged

WEB

“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.

ASV

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

LSV

And when a man strikes his manservant or his handmaid with a rod, and he has died under his hand—he is certainly avenged;

YLT

'And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand — he is certainly avenged;

DBY

And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.

DRC

He that striketh his bondman or bondwoman with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.

GNV

And if a man smite his seruant, or his maide with a rod, and he die vnder his hande, he shalbe surely punished.

JPS

And if a man smite his bondman, or his bondwoman, with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

LXXE

And if a man smite his man-servant or his maid-servant, with a rod, and the party die under his hands, he shall be surely punished.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְכִֽי־יַכֶּה֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶת־עַבְדּ֜וֹ א֤וֹ אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ֙ בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט וּמֵ֖ת תַּ֣חַת יָד֑וֹ נָקֹ֖ם יִנָּקֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν δέ τις πατάξῃ τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ ἐν ῥάβδῳ, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ ὑπὸ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, δίκῃ ἐκδικηθήσεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 19:21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
• Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
• Isaiah 58:3–4“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. You fast with contention…
• Numbers 35:30–33If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness. You are not to accept a ransom for the life of…
• Exodus 21:26–27If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye. And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the…
• Genesis 4:15“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
• Genesis 4:24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
• Numbers 35:19The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
• Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

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