Exodus 21:20
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
In context
18 If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
19 then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
20 If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
Exodus 21:20 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- “If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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;
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.