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Exodus 21:26

Justice

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

27 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.

28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
KJV
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
WEB
“If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
ASV
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye`s sake.
DARBY
And if a man strike the eye of his bondman or the eye of his handmaid, and it be marred, he shall let him go for his eye.
BLB
And if a man strikes the eye of his manservant or the eye of his maidservant, and he destroys it, he shall send him out free for his eye.
ÅB
Når noen slår sin slave eller slavekvinne i øyet og forderver det, da skal han gi dem fri til vederlag for øyet.
OTB
«Hvis en eier slår øyet til sin mannlige eller kvinnelige slave og ødelegger det, må han la slaven gå fri som kompensasjon for øyet.
B1930
Når nogen slår sin træl eller trælkvinne i øiet og forderver det, da skal han gi dem fri til vederlag for øiet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 5:5

    Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

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  • Job 31:13–15

    If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

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  • Colossians 4:1

    Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

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  • Psalms 72:12–14

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

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  • Exodus 21:20

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

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  • Deuteronomy 16:19

    Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

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  • Psalms 9:12

    When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

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  • Ephesians 6:9

    And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

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