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


In Context

17 He that curseth his father, or mother, shall die the death.

18 If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

19 If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff, he that struck him shall be quit, yet so that he make restitution for his work, and for his expenses upon the physicians.

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

21 But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.

22 If men quarrel, and one strike a woman with child, and she miscarry indeed, but live herself: he shall be answerable for so much damage as the woman's husband shall require, and as arbiters shall award.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.

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.