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;


In Context

17 'And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

18 'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;

19 if he rise, and hath gone up and down without on his staff, then hath the smiter been acquitted; only his cessation he giveth, and he is thoroughly healed.

20 And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand — he is certainly avenged;

21 only if he remain a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he is his money.

22 'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;

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 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 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.