The Bible › Geneva Bible › Exodus 21
Exodus 21:23
But if death follow, then thou shalt paye life for life,
Exodus 21:23 · Geneva Bible
← PreviousRead Exodus 21Next →
Exodus 21:23 in other translations
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
20 And if a man smite his seruant, or his maide with a rod, and he die vnder his hande, he shalbe surely punished.
21 But if he continue a day, or two dayes, hee shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22 Also if men striue and hurt a woman with childe, so that her childe depart from her, and death follow not, hee shall bee surely punished according as the womans husband shall appoynt him, or he shall pay as the Iudges determine.
23 But if death follow, then thou shalt paye life for life,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wounde, stripe for stripe.
26 And if a man smite his seruant in the eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye.
Read Exodus 21 in the app The whole chapter