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,


In Context

17 "Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.

18 "If men quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but is confined to bed,

19 the one who struck the blow will not be held responsible if the other gets up and walks around outside with his staff; however, he must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and see that he is completely healed.

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,

21 but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property.

22 "If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows.

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 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 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.