Exodus 21:27
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
26 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.
And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
28 If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
29 But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let the servant go free for his tooth’s sake.
- ASV
- And if he smite out his man-servant`s tooth, or his maid-servant`s tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth`s sake.
- DARBY
- And if he knock out his bondman's tooth or his handmaid's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth.
- BLB
- And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or the tooth of his maidservant, he shall send him out free for his tooth.
- ÅB
- Og dersom han slår ut en tann på sin slave eller slavekvinne, da skal han gi dem fri til vederlag for tannen.
- OTB
- Og hvis han slår ut tannen til sin mannlige eller kvinnelige slave, må han la slaven gå fri som kompensasjon for tannen.
- B1930
- Og dersom han slår ut en tann på sin træl eller trælkvinne, da skal han gi dem fri til vederlag for tannen.