Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
He shall
Punished
General references
Bible References
Smite
Exodus 21:26
“When a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he must let the slave go free in compensation for his eye.
Deuteronomy 19:21
You must not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Proverbs 29:19 A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.
Isaiah 58:3 “Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.
He shall
Genesis 9:6 Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.
Numbers 35:30
“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.
Punished
Genesis 4:15
Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.
Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
Romans 13:4
For government is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For government is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.
General references
Exodus 20:13 Do not murder.
Exodus 21:26
“When a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he must let the slave go free in compensation for his eye.