Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.

New American Standard Bible

“If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

"If a man strikes his male or female servant with a stick and he or she dies as a direct result, the master must be punished.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

“If a man strikes his male or his female servant with a staff and the servant dies at his hand, he must be punished.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

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.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with the rod and he dies under his hand, he will surely be avenged.

Modern King James verseion

And if a man strikes his servant, or his maidservant, with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"If a man smite his servant or his maid with a staff that they die under his hand, it shall be avenged.

NET Bible

"If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And if a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

or his maid
אמה 
'amah 
Usage: 56

with a rod
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

and he die
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

he shall be surely
נקם 
Naqam 
Usage: 35

Context Readings

Laws About Personal Injury

19 if he can later get up and walk around outside leaning on his staff, then the one who struck him will be exempt from punishment. Nevertheless, he must pay for his lost work time and provide for his complete recovery. 20 “When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished. 21 However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property.


Cross References

Genesis 4:15

Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

Genesis 4:24

If Cain is to be avenged seven times over,
then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.

Exodus 21:26-27

“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.

Numbers 35:19

The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

Numbers 35:30-33

“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You must not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Proverbs 29:19

A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.

Isaiah 58:3-4

“Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.

Romans 13:4

For government is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For government is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

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