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KJV Lexicon And if a man'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) smite nakah (naw-kaw') to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) his servant `ebed (eh'-bed) a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant. or his maid 'amah (aw-maw') a maid-servant or female slave -- (hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant). with a rod shebet (shay'-bet) a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe. and he die muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill under his hand yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), he shall be surely naqam (naw-kam') to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), surely, take vengeance. punished naqam (naw-kam') to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), surely, take vengeance. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished. King James Bible And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Holman Christian Standard Bible When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished. International Standard Version "If a man strikes his male or female servant with a stick and he or she dies as a direct result, the master must be punished. NET Bible "If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave with a stick so that the slave dies from the beating, the owner must be punished. King James 2000 Bible And if a man strikes his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he dies under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Links Exodus 21:20Exodus 21:20 NIV Exodus 21:20 NLT Exodus 21:20 ESV Exodus 21:20 NASB Exodus 21:20 KJV |