Exodus 21:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.”
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“If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 21:20 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:15“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
- Genesis 4:24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
- Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Exodus 21:26If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
- Numbers 35:19The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
- Numbers 35:30If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
- Deuteronomy 19:21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
- Isaiah 58:3“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
- Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
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