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 slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye.
Deuteronomy 19:21
Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Proverbs 29:19
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.
Isaiah 58:3
'Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?' Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.
He shall
Genesis 9:6
"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.
Numbers 35:30
"If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness.
Punished
Genesis 4:15
Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORDput a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.
Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
Romans 13:4
for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
General references
Exodus 20:13
"You shall not murder.
Exodus 21:26
"When a man strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye.