KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Exodus 21:16–28
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Exodus 21:16
16¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
16¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 21:17
17¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
17¶ And *hee that ‖curseth his father or his mother, shall surely bee put to death.
- Or reuileth.
- Leuit. 20.9. prou. 20.20. matth. 15.4. mark. 7.10.
Exodus 21:18
18¶ And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
18¶ And if men striue together, and one smite ‖another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
- Or his neighbour.
Exodus 21:19
19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
19If hee rise againe, and walke abroad vpon his staffe, then shall hee that smote him, be quit: onely he shall pay for †the losse of his time, and shall cause him to be throughly healed.
- Hebr. ceasing.
Exodus 21:20
20¶ And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
20¶ And if a man smite his seruant, or his mayd, with a rod, and hee die vnder his hand, hee shall bee surely †punished:
- Hebr. auenged.
Exodus 21:21
21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, hee shall not be punished, for he is his money.
Exodus 21:22
22¶ If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
22¶ If men striue, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischiefe follow, he shalbe surely punished, according as the womans husband will lay vpon him, and hee shall pay as the Iudges determine.
Exodus 21:23
23And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
23And if any mischiefe follow, then thou shalt giue life for life,
Exodus 21:24
24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
24*Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote,
- Leuit. 24.20. deut.19.21. matth. 5.38.
Exodus 21:25
25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Exodus 21:26
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.
26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his seruant, or the eye of his mayd, that it perish, hee shall let him goe free for his eyes sake.
Exodus 21:27
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.
27And if he smite out his man seruants tooth, or his mayde seruants tooth, hee shal let him goe free for his tooths sake.
Exodus 21:28
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.
28¶ If an oxe gore a man, or a woman, that they die, then *the oxe shal be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten: but the owner of the oxe shall be quitte.
- Gene. 9.5.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:16
To withdraw or pass privily; to slip along or away unperceived.
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A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
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Discovered, obtained, or encountered; or established upon a foundation, according to context.
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The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
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Exodus 21:17
To utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall upon; to execrate.
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A female parent; figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:18
To contend, struggle, labour earnestly, or exert oneself toward an object.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
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To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
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One more; an additional or different person or thing.
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A piece or mass of rock; also to strike or kill with stones, according to context.
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The hand closed with the fingers bent against the palm; to strike with the closed hand.
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But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
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A place for rest or sleep; also the marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:19
To get up, ascend, appear, increase, begin, or come forth from rest or death.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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Out of one's house; away from home; from a distance.
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Struck, beat, wounded, afflicted, or slew.
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Free, clear, or discharged from guilt, liability, or obligation.
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To discharge a debt or obligation; to render what is due, fulfill a promise, reward, or recompense.
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Deprivation or the act of losing a person, possession, time, value, or advantage; damage or forfeiture.
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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
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A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case; as a verb, to make something happen.
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MEANING IN THIS VERSE
thoroughly
Fully, completely, or through every part.
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Restored to a sound state.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:20
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
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To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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A young unmarried woman; a female servant or attendant.
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The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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Made to suffer the penalty, chastisement, loss, pain, or judgment stated in consequence of wrongdoing or sentence.
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Exodus 21:21
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
Notwithstanding
Despite or in spite of the stated matter; nevertheless, it does not prevent what follows.
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To remain, abide, persist, or endure.
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The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
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The number equal to one and one.
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Made to suffer the penalty, chastisement, loss, pain, or judgment stated in consequence of wrongdoing or sentence.
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Coin or another medium of payment; wealth in spendable form.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:22
To contend, struggle, labour earnestly, or exert oneself toward an object.
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To harm; to damage; to injure by occasioning loss.
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A son or daughter; a young person; a descendant; or one characterized by a stated relation or quality.
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The produce of a plant; offspring; or the result and effect of conduct, according to context.
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To leave; to deviate from; to forsake; not to adhere to or follow. To leave; to forsake; to abandon.
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Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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Made to suffer the penalty, chastisement, loss, pain, or judgment stated in consequence of wrongdoing or sentence.
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Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
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A married man in relation to his wife; also one who manages or cultivates carefully.
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Place or set down; also rested or remained in a recumbent position, according to context.
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To discharge a debt or obligation; to render what is due, fulfill a promise, reward, or recompense.
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Resolve, conclude.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:23
One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.
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Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Exodus 21:24
The organ of sight; also to look upon or observe attentively.
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A hard structure in the mouth used for biting; also a pointed projection.
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The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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The lower extremity used for standing or walking; also a measure, base, or lowest part; as a verb, to tread or walk.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:25
Being on fire; consuming by fire; also fiery heat, inflammation, or ardent passion.
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Wunde; W. Injury; hurt.
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A blow, stroke, or the wound or mark left by a blow.
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Exodus 21:26
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
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To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
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The organ of sight; also to look upon or observe attentively.
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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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A young unmarried woman; a female servant or attendant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
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Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations. Clear of crime or offense; guiltless; innocent.
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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:27
To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
manservant
A male servant.
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A hard structure in the mouth used for biting; also a pointed projection.
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APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
maidservant
A female servant.
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To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
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Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations. Clear of crime or offense; guiltless; innocent.
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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:28
To pierce or wound with a horn or other pointed object.
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A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
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The soft substance of the body; also the body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage
Chewed and swallowed; also consumed or corroded.
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But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · KJV usage
The person who rightfully possesses or holds title to what is named.
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Free, clear, or discharged from guilt, liability, or obligation.
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Open the full verse study7¶ If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
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Open the full verse study10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
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Open the full verse study4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
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Open the full verse study28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
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Open the full verse study15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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Open the full verse study12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
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Open the full verse study10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
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Open the full verse study16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Open the full verse study3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
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Open the full verse study9¶ For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
10¶ And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
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Open the full verse study11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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Open the full verse study17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
From verse 18
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Open the full verse study20¶ And 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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Open the full verse study6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
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Open the full verse study11¶ When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:
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Open the full verse study13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
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Open the full verse study22¶ If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
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Open the full verse study16And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
21Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
22But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
From verse 19
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Open the full verse study29Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
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Open the full verse study4Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
From verse 20
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Open the full verse study21And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Open the full verse study19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
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Open the full verse study26¶ 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.
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.
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Open the full verse study15And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
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Open the full verse study24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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Open the full verse study6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Open the full verse study3¶ Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
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Open the full verse study19The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
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Open the full verse study30Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
31Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
32And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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Open the full verse study4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
From verse 21
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Open the full verse study44Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
45Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
46And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
From verse 22
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Open the full verse study18And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
19And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
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Open the full verse study30If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
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Open the full verse study18¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
From verse 23
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Open the full verse study21And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Open the full verse study31Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
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Open the full verse study19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
From verse 24
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Open the full verse study21And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Open the full verse study2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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Open the full verse study38¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
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Open the full verse study19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
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Open the full verse study6But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
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Open the full verse study38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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Open the full verse study6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
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Open the full verse study33And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
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Open the full verse study26¶ 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.
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.
From verse 26
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Open the full verse study1MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
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Open the full verse study19Thou 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.
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Open the full verse study9And, 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.
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Open the full verse study20¶ And 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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Open the full verse study13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
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Open the full verse study5Yet 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.
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Open the full verse study22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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Open the full verse study14Thou 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.
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Open the full verse study18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
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Open the full verse study12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
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Open the full verse study12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
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Open the full verse study32If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
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Open the full verse study5And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Open the full verse study15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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