Exodus 21:27 Parallel Translations

If the owner knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to make up for the loss of the tooth.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

ASV:

And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

BBE:

Or if the loss of a tooth is caused by his blow, he will let him go free on account of his tooth.

DBY:

And if he knock out his bondman's tooth or his handmaid's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth.

ERV:

And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

JPS:

And if he smite out his bondman's tooth, or his bondwoman's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

WBS:

And if he shall smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

WEB:

If he strikes out his male servant's tooth, or his female servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

YLT:

and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.

Exodus 21:27 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 21:26 "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.

Exodus 21:28 "If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

21:27 And if he smite {s} out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
(s) So God revenges cruelty in the even the least things.

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:

Account Blow Bondman's Bondwoman's Caused Compensate Female Free Freeman Handmaid Handmaid's Knock Knocks Loss Maidservant Maidservant's Maid-servant's Male Manservant Man-servant Manservant's Man-servant's Sake Servant Servant's Slave Smite Strikes Tooth Tooth's

Account Blow Bondman's Caused Compensate Female Free Freeman Handmaid Knock Knocks Loss Maidservant Maid-Servant's Male Manservant Man-Servant Sake Servant Servant's Slave Smite Strikes Tooth

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