Exodus 21:20 Parallel Translations

"Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave with a stick so that the slave dies from the beating, the owner must be punished.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

ASV:

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

BBE:

If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.

DBY:

And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.

ERV:

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

JPS:

And if a man smite his bondman, or his bondwoman, with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

YLT:

'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;

Exodus 21:20 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 21:19 if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall take care of him until he is completely healed.

Exodus 21:21 "If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

21:20 Direction is given what should be done, if a servant died by his master's correction. This servant must not be an Israelite, but a Gentile slave, as the Negroes to our planters; and it is supposed that he smite him with a rod, and not with any thing that was likely to give a mortal wound, yet if he died under his hand, he should be punished for his cruelty, at the discretion of the judges, upon consideration of circumstances.

MHC:

21:12-21 God, who by his providence gives and maintains life, by his law protects it. A wilful murderer shall be taken even from God's altar. But God provided cities of refuge to protect those whose unhappiness it was, and not their fault, to cause the death of another; for such as by accident, when a man is doing a lawful act, without intent of hurt, happens to kill another. Let children hear the sentence of God's word upon the ungrateful and disobedient; and remember that God will certainly requite it, if they have ever cursed their parents, even in their hearts, or have lifted up their hands against them, except they repent, and flee for refuge to the Saviour. And let parents hence learn to be very careful in training up their children, setting them a good example, especially in the government of their passions, and in praying for them; taking heed not to provoke them to wrath. Through poverty the Israelites sometimes sold themselves or their children; magistrates sold some persons for their crimes, and creditors were in some cases allowed to sell their debtors who could not pay. But man-stealing, the object of which is to force another into slavery, is ranked in the New Testament with the greatest crimes. Care is here taken, that satisfaction be made for hurt done to a person, though death do not follow. The gospel teaches masters to forbear, and to moderate threatenings, Eph 6:9, considering with Job, What shall I do, when God riseth up? Job 31:13,14.

CONC:

Avenged Beats Blows Bondman Bondwoman Causing Certainly Death Die Died Dies Direct Female Gives Handmaid Maid Male Man-servant Punished Punishment Result Rod Servant Slave Smite Smiteth Staff Strike Strikes Surely Undergo Woman-servant

Avenged Beats Bondman Bondwoman Causing Death Die Died Dies Direct Female Gives Hand Handmaid Maid Male Man-Servant Punished Punishment Result Rod Servant Slave Smite Staff Strikes Surely Undergo Woman-Servant

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