Exodus 21:20
“¶ And if a man smite his seruant, or his mayd, with a rod, and hee die vnder his hand, hee shall bee surely punished:”
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Exodus 21:20 Context
18¶ And if men striue together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: 19If hee rise againe, and walke abroad vpon his staffe, then shall hee that smote him, be quit: onely he shall pay for the losse of his time, and shall cause him to be throughly healed. 20¶ And if a man smite his seruant, or his mayd, with a rod, and hee die vnder his hand, hee shall bee surely punished: 21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, hee shall not be punished, for he is his money. 22¶ If men striue, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischiefe follow, he shalbe surely punished, according as the womans husband will lay vpon him, and hee shall pay as the Iudges determine.
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And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
- King James Version
"If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
- New American Standard Version (1995)