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Exodus 21:20
And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;
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Exodus 21:20 in other translations
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
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In context
17 And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.
18 And when men strive together, and one shall smite the other, with a stone or with his fist,—and he die not, but shall fall to his bed;—
19 if he rise and shall walk abroad on his staff, then shall he that smote him be acquitted,—only, for his loss of time, he shall pay, and, shall surely heal, him.
20 And when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be avenged;
21 nevertheless if, for a day or for two days, he continue, he shall not be avenged, for, his silver, he is.
22 And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, but there is no other mischief, he shall, surely be fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him, but he shall give it through judges.
23 But, if mischief follow, then shalt thou give life for life;
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