26'And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;


In Context

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

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

25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

26 'And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;

27 and 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.

28 And when an ox doth gore man or woman, and they have died, the ox is certainly stoned, and his flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox is acquitted;

Exodus 21:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:26"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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:26If any man strike the eye of his manservant or maidservant, and leave them but one eye, he shall let them go free for the eye which he put out.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:26And if a man strike the eye of his bondman or the eye of his handmaid, and it be marred, he shall let him go for his eye.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:26And if a man shall smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:26|If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.