Thematic Bible
Exodus 21:1 (show verse)
And these the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Exodus 21:2 (show verse)
If thou shalt buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve: and in the seventh he shall go forth free gratuitously.
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Creditor » Laws concerning
Creditors » Often exacted debts » By selling the debtor or taking him for a servant
Debtor » Laws concerning
Feast of sabbatical year » Enactments respecting » Release of all hebrew servants
Israel » Also called israelites, and hebrews
Sabbatic year » Israelite bondservants set free in
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » When israelites to have their liberty after six years service
Creditor » Laws concerning
Creditors » Often exacted debts » By selling the debtor or taking him for a servant
Debtor » Laws concerning
Feast of sabbatical year » Enactments respecting » Release of all hebrew servants
Israel » Also called israelites, and hebrews
Sabbatic year » Israelite bondservants set free in
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » When israelites to have their liberty after six years service
Exodus 21:3 (show verse)
If he shall come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he possessed a wife, and his wife shall go forth with him.
Exodus 21:4 (show verse)
If his lord shall give to hint a wife, and she brought to him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be to her lord, and he shall go forth by himself.
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Creditor » Laws concerning
Debtor » Laws concerning
Property » Personal » In slaves
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servant » Bond » Rights of those born to a master
Servants » Slaves or bond » Could not when set free demand wives or children procured during servitude
Creditor » Laws concerning
Debtor » Laws concerning
Property » Personal » In slaves
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servant » Bond » Rights of those born to a master
Servants » Slaves or bond » Could not when set free demand wives or children procured during servitude
Exodus 21:5 (show verse)
And if saying, the servant shall say, I loved my lord, my wife and my sons; I will not go forth free:
Business life » Employees » Faithful
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Creditor » Laws concerning
Debtor » Laws concerning
Ear » Bored as a sign of servitude
Faithful » Servants
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Israelites sold as, refusing their liberty, to have their ears bored to the door
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Creditor » Laws concerning
Debtor » Laws concerning
Ear » Bored as a sign of servitude
Faithful » Servants
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Israelites sold as, refusing their liberty, to have their ears bored to the door
Exodus 21:6 (show verse)
And his lord brought him near to God, and he brought him near to the door, or to the door-post, and his lord pierced his ear with an awl; and he served him forever.
Awl » A tool
Boring the ear » A token of servitude for life
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Creditor » Laws concerning
Debtor » Laws concerning
Ear » Bored as a sign of servitude
ears » Of servants who refused to leave their masters, bored to the door
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Israelites sold as, refusing their liberty, to have their ears bored to the door
Boring the ear » A token of servitude for life
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Creditor » Laws concerning
Debtor » Laws concerning
Ear » Bored as a sign of servitude
ears » Of servants who refused to leave their masters, bored to the door
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Israelites sold as, refusing their liberty, to have their ears bored to the door
Exodus 21:7 (show verse)
And if a man shall sell his daughter for a maid, she shall not go forth as the servants went forth.
Children » Sold in marriage, law concerning
Concubinage » Laws concerning
Daughter » Sold in concubinage
Divorce » Of servants, regulated by law
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servant » Bond » The master could marry, or give in marriage
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting marriage with female
Wife » Purchased
Concubinage » Laws concerning
Daughter » Sold in concubinage
Divorce » Of servants, regulated by law
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servant » Bond » The master could marry, or give in marriage
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting marriage with female
Wife » Purchased
Exodus 21:8 (show verse)
If evil in the eyes of her lord, he did not betroth her and he ransomed her: to a strange people he shall not have power to sell her, in his acting deceitfully by her.
Exodus 21:9 (show verse)
And if to a son he shall betroth her, according to the judgment of daughters he shall do to her.
Exodus 21:10 (show verse)
If he shall take to him another, her food and her covering and her cohabitation he shall not take away.
Children » Sold in marriage, law concerning
Concubinage » Laws concerning
Daughter » Sold in concubinage
Polygamy » Tolerated
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servant » Bond » The master could marry, or give in marriage
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting marriage with female
Wife » Purchased
Concubinage » Laws concerning
Daughter » Sold in concubinage
Polygamy » Tolerated
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servant » Bond » The master could marry, or give in marriage
Servants » Slaves or bond » Laws respecting marriage with female
Wife » Purchased
Exodus 21:11 (show verse)
And if he shall not do these three to her, she shall go forth gratuitously without silver.
Exodus 21:12 (show verse)
He striking a man and he died, dying, he shall die.
Exodus 21:13 (show verse)
And when he hunted not after, and God let fall into his hand, and I set to thee a place where he shall flee there.
Exodus 21:14 (show verse)
And if a man shall act proudly against his friend to kill him with craftiness, from mine altar shalt thou take him to die.
Altar » In the tabernacle » A place of refuge
Altars » Afforded no protection to murderers
Cities of refuge » Afforded no asylum to murderers
Homicide » Punishment of
Homicide » Distinguished from murder
Murder » Described as killing » With premeditation
Murder » Persons guilty of » Had no protection from altars
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Refuge » Cities of » From the avenger of blood
Altars » Afforded no protection to murderers
Cities of refuge » Afforded no asylum to murderers
Homicide » Punishment of
Homicide » Distinguished from murder
Murder » Described as killing » With premeditation
Murder » Persons guilty of » Had no protection from altars
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Refuge » Cities of » From the avenger of blood
Exodus 21:15 (show verse)
And he striking his father and his mother, dying be shall die.
Assault and battery » Laws concerning
Children » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Cursing parents
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Smiting parents
Parents » Those that smite their parents
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing » Parents
Children » Punishment of
Children » Rebellious, punished by the civil power
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Cursing parents
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Smiting parents
Parents » Those that smite their parents
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing » Parents
Exodus 21:16 (show verse)
And he stealing a man, and selling him, and being found in his hand, dying, he shall die.
Exodus 21:17 (show verse)
And he making light of his father and his mother, dying, he shall die.
Exodus 21:18 (show verse)
And if men shall contend, and a man struck his friend with a stone or with the fist, and he shall not die, and he fell upon the bed:
Exodus 21:19 (show verse)
If he shall rise and go forth without upon his support, and he smiting being innocent, only he shall give his resting, and healing, he shall be healed.
Exodus 21:20 (show verse)
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.
Exodus 21:21 (show verse)
But if a day or two days he shall stand, he shall not be avenged, for he is his silver.
Exodus 21:22 (show verse)
And if men shall quarrel and strike a woman pregnant, and her child shall go forth, and there shall not be harm, punishing, he shall be punished, as the husband of the woman shall put upon him; and he giving in justice.
Exodus 21:23 (show verse)
And if there shall be harm, and he gave soul for soul,
Exodus 21:24 (show verse)
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Exodus 21:25 (show verse)
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Exodus 21:26 (show verse)
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.
Exodus 21:27 (show verse)
And if the tooth of his servant or the tooth of his maid he shall cast out, he shall send him forth free for his tooth.
Exodus 21:28 (show verse)
And if an ox shall push (with the horns) a man or a woman, and he died; stoning, the ox shall be stoned, and he shall not eat his flesh; and the lord of the ox being innocent
Exodus 21:29 (show verse)
And if this ox pushed (with the horns) from yesterday the third day, and being testified to its lord, and he will not watch him and he killed the man or the woman; the ox shall be stoned, and also his lord shall be put to death.
Animals » Laws concerning
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Horns » Used offensively
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishments » Were sometimes commuted
Trespass » Of an ox
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Horns » Used offensively
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishments » Were sometimes commuted
Trespass » Of an ox
Exodus 21:30 (show verse)
If an expiation shall be put upon him, the price of redemption of his soul according to all which shall be put upon him.
Animals » Laws concerning
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Punishments » Were sometimes commuted
Ransom » Of a man's life
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Punishments » Were sometimes commuted
Ransom » Of a man's life
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Exodus 21:31 (show verse)
If he shall push (with his horns) a son, or shall push a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
Animals » Laws concerning
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Exodus 21:32 (show verse)
If the ox shall push a servant, or a maid, he shall give thirty shekels of silver to his lord, and the ox shall be stoned.
Animals » Laws concerning
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Masters to be recompensed for injury done to
Trespass » Of an ox
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Homicide » Accidental
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Killing a man, to be stoned
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Servants » Slaves or bond » Masters to be recompensed for injury done to
Trespass » Of an ox
Exodus 21:33 (show verse)
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and shall not cover it, and an ox fall there, or an ass:
Exodus 21:34 (show verse)
The lord of the pit shall recompense; he shall turn back silver to his lord and the dead shall be to him.
Exodus 21:35 (show verse)
And if a man's ox shall strike the ox of his friend and he died, and they shall sell the living ox and divide the silver, and also the dead ox they shall divide.
Animals » Laws concerning
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Mode of reparation for one, killing another
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Mode of reparation for one, killing another
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Exodus 21:36 (show verse)
Or if this ox was known to push from yesterday, the third day, and his lord guarded him not; recompensing, he shall recompense, ox for ox, and the dead shall be to him.
Animals » Laws concerning
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Mode of reparation for one, killing another
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Trespass by
Livestock » Laws concerning livestock
Oxen » Laws respecting » Mode of reparation for one, killing another
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution
Restitution » To be made for injury to life, limb, or property
Trespass » Of an ox