Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“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.
International Standard Version
"If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant and destroys it, he is to release him as a free man in exchange for his eye.
A Conservative Version
And if a man smites the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
American Standard Version
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Amplified
“If a man hits the eye of his male servant or female servant and it is destroyed, he must let the servant go free because of [the loss of] the eye.
Bible in Basic English
If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.
Darby Translation
And if a man strike the eye of his bondman or the eye of his handmaid, and it be marred, he shall let him go for his eye.
Julia Smith Translation
And if a man strike the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid, and he destroyed it; he shall send him forth free for the sake of his eye.
King James 2000
And if a man strikes 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And if a man strikes the eye of his male slave or the eye of his female slave and destroys it, he shall release him as free in place of his eye.
Modern King James verseion
And if a man strike the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, so that it perishes, he shall let him go free on account of his eye.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
NET Bible
"If a man strikes the eye of his male servant or his female servant so that he destroys it, he will let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
New Heart English Bible
"If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
The Emphasized Bible
And, when a man smiteth the eye of his servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and destroyeth it, he shall send him forth, free, for his eye;
Webster
And if a man shall smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
World English Bible
"If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;
Themes
Assault and battery » Laws concerning
Eyes » Punishment for injuring
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Maimed or injured by masters, to have their freedom
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 21:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws About Personal Injury
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. 26 “If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. 27 If he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free because of his tooth.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 21:20
If a slave owner takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the owner is to be punished.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.
Nehemiah 5:5
But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children. Now we give our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants. Some of our daughters are servants even now. We have no power to stop this. For other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.
Job 31:13-15
If I have rejected the cause of my male or female slaves, when they brought a complaint against me
Psalm 9:12
God remembers those who suffer. He does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.
Psalm 10:14
You have seen trouble and grief and placed them under your control. The victim entrusts himself to you. You alone have been the helper of orphans.
Psalm 10:18
You provide justice for orphans and oppressed people so that no man will terrify them again.
Psalm 72:12-14
When he cries he will deliver the needy and the poor who have no helper.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate.
Ephesians 6:9
You masters, do the same things to them. Do not threaten! You know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven. There is no favoritism with him.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, give your servants that which is just and equal. You know that you also have a Master in heaven.