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Personal Injury Laws

Exodus 21:21

In 11 translations

BSB
However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
KJV
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
WEB
Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.
ASV
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
LSV
only if he remains a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he [is] his money.
YLT
only if he remain a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he [is] his money.
DBY
Only, if he continue [to live] a day or two days, he shall not be avenged; for he is his money.
DRC
But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.
GNV
But if he continue a day, or two dayes, hee shall not be punished: for he is his money.
JPS
Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.
LXXE
But if the servant continue to live a day or two, let not the master be punished; for he is his money.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אַ֥ךְ אִם־י֛וֹם א֥וֹ יוֹמַ֖יִם יַעֲמֹ֑ד לֹ֣א יֻקַּ֔ם כִּ֥י כַסְפּ֖וֹ הֽוּא׃
LXX-Br
Ἐὰν δὲ διαβιώσῃ ἡμέραν μίαν ἢ δύο, οὐκ ἐκδικηθήτω· τὸ γὰρ ἀργύριον αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 25:44–46Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them. You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born…

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