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Exodus 21:20

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

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Exodus 21:20 in other translations

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

Exodus 21:20 · American Standard Version

Exodus 21:20 in context

  1. 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;
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 21Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.
  5. 22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.