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


In Context

17 |Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

18 |If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed;

19 if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.

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

21 Notwithstanding, if he gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.

22 |If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.

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 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 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.