Exodus 21:22 Parallel Translations

"If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide. (NASB ©1995)

GWT:

"This is what you must do whenever men fight and injure a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely. If there are no other injuries, the offender must pay whatever fine the court allows the woman's husband to demand.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

ASV:

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

BBE:

If men, while fighting, do damage to a woman with child, causing the loss of the child, but no other evil comes to her, the man will have to make payment up to the amount fixed by her husband, in agreement with the decision of the judges.

DBY:

And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined, according as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and shall give it as the judges estimate.

ERV:

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

JPS:

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow, he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

WBS:

If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

WEB:

"If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.

YLT:

'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;

Exodus 21:22 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 21:30 "If a ransom is demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is demanded of him.

Deuteronomy 22:18 "So the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him,

Deuteronomy 22:19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give it to the girl's father, because he publicly defamed a virgin of Israel. And she shall remain his wife; he cannot divorce her all his days. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

21:22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], and yet no {q} mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine].
(q) Or, death: of the mother or child in the event she miscarries. Also the death on the unborn infant.

MHC:

21:22-36 The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.

CONC:

Agreement Allow Allows Amount Birth Case Causing Certainly Child Contend Court Damage Decide Decision Delivered Demand Demands Depart Determine Estimate Evil Fight Fighting Fined Fixed Follow Follows Fruit Further Gives Harm Hit Hurt Husband Impose Injury Judges Lay Loss Miscarriage Mischief Offender Pay Payment Pregnant Prematurely Punished Serious Smitten Strike Strive Struggle Surely Whatever Woman's Yet

Allow Birth Child Demands Depart Fight Fined Follow Follows Fruit Further Gives Harm Hurt Husband Injury Judges Lay Miscarriage Mischief Pregnant Punished Strike Strive Struggle Surely Woman's

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