KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Exodus 21:27–33
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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.
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Exodus 21:29
29But 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.
29But if the oxe were wont to push with his horne in time past, and it hath bene testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the oxe shall be stoned, and his owner also shall bee put to death.
Exodus 21:30
30If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
30If there be layed on him a summe of money, then he shall giue for the ransome of his life, whatsoeuer is layd vpon him.
Exodus 21:31
31Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
31Whether hee haue gored a sonne, or haue gored a daughter, according to this iudgement shall it bee done vnto him.
Exodus 21:32
32If 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.
32If the oxe shall push a man seruant, or a mayd seruant, hee shall giue vnto their master thirty shekels, and the oxe shalbe stoned.
Exodus 21:33
33¶ And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
33¶ And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall digge a pit, and not couer it, and an oxe or an asse fall therein:
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:27
To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
manservant
A male servant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A hard structure in the mouth used for biting; also a pointed projection.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
maidservant
A female servant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
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.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:28
To pierce or wound with a horn or other pointed object.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The soft substance of the body; also the body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Chewed and swallowed; also consumed or corroded.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The person who rightfully possesses or holds title to what is named.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Free, clear, or discharged from guilt, liability, or obligation.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:29
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Accustomed or habitually used to doing something.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To press, thrust, or strike forward; especially to gore with horns.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Gone by, ended, or beyond a stated place, time, or limit.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Given in evidence; witnessed; published; made known.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The person who rightfully possesses or holds title to what is named.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:30
Placed, set down, imposed, or arranged.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Coin or another medium of payment; wealth in spendable form.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A price, substitute, or means by which release or deliverance is obtained.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
whatsoever
Whatever; anything or everything that, without restriction in the stated class.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:31
Which of two; also introducing alternatives or uncertainty.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Pierced or wounded with a horn.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:32
To press, thrust, or strike forward; especially to gore with horns.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
manservant
A male servant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
maidservant
A female servant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
One who has authority, ownership, command, or superior skill; also a teacher or head of a household.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The number equal to three times ten.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 21:33
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest; as a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To break, turn up, or remove earth; to excavate or make an opening in the ground.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To descend, drop, or lose an upright position; to come upon, attack, happen, decline, fail, or be overthrown; as a noun, descent, ruin, or overthrow, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 28
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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.
From verse 29
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Open the full verse study1IF one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
2Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
3And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
4And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
6And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
7And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
8Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
9So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
From verse 30
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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 study12When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
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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.
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 study8The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
From verse 32
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Open the full verse study15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
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Open the full verse study12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
13And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study3¶ Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
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Open the full verse study28¶ 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.
29But 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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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 study7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
From verse 33
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Open the full verse study8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
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Open the full verse study20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
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Open the full verse study22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
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Open the full verse study10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
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Open the full verse study85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
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Open the full verse study15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
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