23But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,


In Context

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.

23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

Exodus 21:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:23And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:23But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:23But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:23But if mischief happen, then thou shalt give life for life,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:23But if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:23And if any mischief shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:23But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:23and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:23And if any mischief follow, then you shall give life for life,