Exodus 21:26

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Summary

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

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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.

Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just.

And now according to the flesh of our brethren, our flesh; as their sons, our sons: and behold, we subdue our sons and our daughters for servants, and there is from our daughters being subdued: and not to the strength of our hand and our fields and our vineyards to others.

If I shall despise the judgment of my servant and my maid in their contending with me;

For he sought out bloods, be remembered them: he forget not the cry of the humble.

Thou sawest; for thou wilt look upon trouble and anger, to give with thine hand: the poor will be left to thee; thou wert the helper of the orphan.

For we will deliver the needy from the powerful one, and the poor and no helper to him.

Thou shalt not strip the poor because he is poor: and thou shalt not crush the humble in the gate.

And, lords, do ye the same things to them, letting go threatening: knowing that also your own Lord is in the heavens; and distinction of persons is not with him.

Lords, render ye to servants Justice and equality; knowing that ye also have a Lord in the heavens.