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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"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.

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people."

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.