20And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.


In Context

17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death.

18 And if men dispute, and one strike the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but take to his bed,

19 if he rise, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that struck him be guiltless; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

20 And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.

21 Only, if he continue to live a day or two days, he shall not be avenged; for he is his money.

22 And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined, according as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and shall give it as the judges estimate.

Exodus 21:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:20"If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:20He that striketh his bondman or bondwoman with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20|If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand — he is certainly avenged;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.