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Exodus 21:18

World English Bible

“If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed;

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Exodus 21:18 in other translations

And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;

Exodus 21:18 · American Standard Version

Exodus 21:18 in context

  1. 16“Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
  2. 17“Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
  3. 18“If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed;
  4. 19if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.
  5. 20“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.