27And if he knocks out the tooth of a manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the tooth.


In Context

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

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

26 "If a man hits a manservant or maidservant in the eye and destroys it, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the eye.

27 And if he knocks out the tooth of a manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the tooth.

28 "If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull must be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible.

29 If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and it kills a man or woman, the bull must be stoned and the owner also must be put to death.

Exodus 21:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:27Also if he strike out a tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he shall in like manner make them free.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27And if he knock out his bondman's tooth or his handmaid's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27And if he shall smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27If he strikes out his male servant's tooth, or his female servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:27and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:27And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.