Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"If people quarrel and one strikes the other with a rock or his fist, and he does not die but ends up in bed,
New American Standard Bible
“If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but
King James Version
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
Holman Bible
“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed,
A Conservative Version
And if men contend, and one smites the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he does not die, but keeps his bed,
American Standard Version
And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;
Amplified
“If men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
Bible in Basic English
If, in a fight, one man gives another a blow with a stone, or with the shut hand, not causing his death, but making him keep in bed;
Darby Translation
And if men dispute, and one strike the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but take to his bed,
Julia Smith Translation
And if men shall contend, and a man struck his friend with a stone or with the fist, and he shall not die, and he fell upon the bed:
King James 2000
And if men strive together, and one strikes another with a stone, or with his fist, and he dies not, but keeps his bed:
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And if men quarrel and a man strikes his neighbor with a stone or with a fist and he does not die, but {he is confined to bed},
Modern King James verseion
And if men strive together, and one strikes another with a stone, or with his fist, and he does not die, but keeps his bed;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If men strive together and one smite another with a stone or with his fist, so that he die not, but lieth in bed:
NET Bible
"If men fight, and one strikes his neighbor with a stone or with his fist and he does not die, but must remain in bed,
New Heart 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;
The Emphasized Bible
And when men strive together, and one shall smite the other, with a stone or with his fist, - and he die not, but shall fall to his bed; -
Webster
And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keep his bed:
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;
Youngs Literal Translation
'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 21:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws About Personal Injury
17 "Whoever curses his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death. 18 "If people quarrel and one strikes the other with a rock or his fist, and he does not die but ends up in bed, 19 and the injured person then gets up and walks around outside with the help of his staff, the one who struck him is not liable, except that he is to compensate him for his loss of time and take care of his complete recovery.
Cross References
Exodus 21:20
"If a man strikes his male or female servant with a stick and he or she dies as a direct result, the master must be punished.
Exodus 2:13
Going out the next day, Moses noticed two Hebrew men fighting right in front of him. He told the one who was at fault, "Why did you strike your companion?"
Exodus 21:22
"If two men are fighting and they strike a pregnant woman and her children are born prematurely, but there is no harm, he is certainly to be fined as the husband of the woman demands of him, and he will pay as the court decides.
Numbers 35:16-24
"Whoever uses an iron implement to kill someone is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.
Deuteronomy 25:11
"If two men are fighting together, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the grasp of his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes his genitals,
2 Samuel 14:6
"I've been a widowed woman ever since my husband died," she answered. "Your humble servant used to have two sons, but they got into a fight out in the field. Because there was no one to keep them apart, one of them attacked the other and killed him.