Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"If a man smite his servant or his maid with a staff that they die under his hand, it shall be avenged.
New American Standard Bible
“If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies
King James Version
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Holman Bible
“When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse,
International Standard Version
"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.
A Conservative Version
And if a man smites his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
American Standard Version
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.
Amplified
“If a man strikes his male or his female servant with a staff and the servant dies at his hand, he must be punished.
Bible in Basic English
If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.
Darby Translation
And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.
Julia Smith Translation
And if a man shall strike his servant or his maid with a rod, and he died under his hand, avenging, he shall be avenged.
King James 2000
And if a man strikes his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he dies under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with the rod and he dies under his hand, he will surely be avenged.
Modern King James verseion
And if a man strikes his servant, or his maidservant, with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
NET Bible
"If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.
New Heart English Bible
"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
The Emphasized Bible
And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;
Webster
And if a man shall smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
World English Bible
"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
Youngs Literal Translation
And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand -- he is certainly avenged;
Themes
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Scourging » Of servants could be avenged
Topics
Interlinear
Nakah
`ebed
Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 21:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws About Personal Injury
19 if he rise again and walk without upon his staff, then shall he that smote him go quit: save only he shall bear his charges while he lay in bed and pay for his healing. 20 "If a man smite his servant or his maid with a staff that they die under his hand, it shall be avenged. 21 But and if they continue a day or two, it shall not be avenged for they are his money.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 4:15
And the LORD said unto him, "Not so, but whosoever slayeth Cain shall be punished sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark upon Cain that no man that found him should kill him.
Genesis 4:24
For Cain shall be avenged sevenfold: but Lamech seventy times sevenfold."
Genesis 9:6
so that he which sheddeth man's blood, shall have his blood shed by man again: for God made man after his own likeness.
Exodus 21:26-27
If a man smite his servant or his maid in the eye and put it out, he shall let them go free for the eye's sake.
Numbers 35:19
The judge of blood shall slay the murderer, as soon as he findeth him.
Numbers 35:30-33
Whosoever slayeth, shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses. For one witness shall not answer against one person to put him to death.
Deuteronomy 19:21
And let thine eye have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant will not be the better for words; for though he understand, yet will he not regard them.
Isaiah 58:3-4
They seek of me righteous judgments, and will draw nigh unto God. Why have we fasted and thou hast not looked upon it? Have humbled our souls, and thou wouldest not wit it?
Romans 13:4
For he is the minister of God, for thy wealth. But and if thou do evil, then fear: for he beareth not a sword for nought; but is the minister of God, to take vengeance on them that do evil.