KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Exodus 21:26
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
WEB World English Bible
“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.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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;
Surrounding context — Exodus 21
23 And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give 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 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.
27 And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox [shall be] quit.
29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
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וְכִֽי־H3588 · kiforיַכֶּ֨הH5221 · na.khahto smiteאִ֜ישׁH376 · ishmanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֵ֥יןH5869 · a.yineyeעַבְדּ֛וֹH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאֽוֹ־H176 · oorאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֵ֥יןH5869 · a.yineyeאֲמָת֖וֹH519 · a.mahmaidservantוְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּH7843 · sha.chatto ruinלַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יH2670 · choph.shifreeיְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּH7971 · sha.lachto send: departתַּ֥חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underעֵינֽוֹ׃ סH5869 · a.yineye
Cross-references
Psalm 9:12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.Ephesians 6:9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.Psalm 10:14Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.Proverbs 22:22-23Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:Psalm 10:18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.Job 31:13-15If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;Psalm 72:12-14For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.Nehemiah 5:5Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and vineyards.Colossians 4:1Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.Exodus 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.
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