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Exodus 21 Parallel Bible Translations
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BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568 |
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| 1 | These art the lawes whiche thou shalt set before them. | “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. | “These are the laws you are to set before them: | |
| 2 | If thou bye a seruaunt that is an Hebrue, sixe yeres he shall serue, & in the seuenth, he shall go out free paying nothyng. | When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. | “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. | |
| 3 | If he came alone, he shall go out alone: and yf he came maryed, his wyfe shall go out with hym. | If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. | If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. | |
| 4 | And if his maister haue geuen hym a wyfe, and she haue borne him sonnes or daughters: then the wyfe and her chyldren shalbe her maisters, and he shall go out alone. | If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out alone. | If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free. | |
| 5 | And yf the seruaunt say: I loue my maister, my wyfe, and my chyldren, I wyll not go out free: | But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ | “But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’ | |
| 6 | His maister shall bryng hym vnto the iudges, and set hym to the doore or the doorepost, and his maister shal bore his eare through with a naule, and he shalbe his seruaunt for euer. | then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever. | then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life. | |
| 7 | And if a man sell his daughter to be a seruaunt, she shal not go out as the men seruauntes do. | “When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. | “If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. | |
| 8 | If she please not her maister, who hath nowe promised her mariage, then shall he let her redeeme her selfe: To sell her vnto a straunge nation shall he haue no power, seyng he despised her. | If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. | If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. | |
| 9 | If he haue promysed her vnto his sonne to wyfe, he shall deale with her as men do with their daughters. | If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter. | If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. | |
| 10 | And if he take hym another wyfe: yet her foode, her rayment, and duetie of maryage shall he not minishe. | If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights. | If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights. | |
| 11 | And if he do not these three vnto her, the shal she go out free & pay no money. | And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. | If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money. | |
| 12 | He that smyteth a man, that he dye, shalbe slayne for it. | “Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. | “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death. | |
| 13 | If a man lay not awayte, but God deliuer him into his hande, then I wyll poynt thee a place whither he shal flee. | But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. | However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place I will designate. | |
| 14 | If a man come presumpteously vpon his neyghbour to slay hym with guyle, thou shalt take him from myne aulter that he dye. | But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die. | But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death. | |
| 15 | He that smyteth his father or his mother, let hym be slayne for it. | “Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death. | “Anyone who attacks their father or mother is to be put to death. | |
| 16 | He that stealeth a man, and selleth him, if he be proued vppon hym, shalbe slayne for it. | “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death. | “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession. | |
| 17 | And he that curseth his father or mother, shalbe put to death for it. | “Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death. | “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. | |
| 18 | If men stryue together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fyste, and he dye not, but lyeth in his bed: | “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, | “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, | |
| 19 | If he rise agayne, and walke without vpon his staffe, then shall he that smote hym go quite, saue only he shall beare his charges for leesyng his tyme, and shall paye for his healyng. | then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall have him thoroughly healed. | the one who struck the blow will not be held liable if the other can get up and walk around outside with a staff; however, the guilty party must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed. | |
| 20 | And if a man smyte his seruaunt or his mayde with a rod, & they dye vnder his hande, he shalbe greeuously punished. | “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. | “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, | |
| 21 | And if he continue a day or two, it shal not be reueged, for he is his money. | But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money. | but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. | |
| 22 | If men striue, & hurt a woman with chylde, so that her fruite depart from her, and yet no destruction folow: then he shalbe sore punished according as the womans husbande wyll laye to his charge, and he shall pay as the dayes men wyll appoynt hym. | “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman’s husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. | “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. | |
| 23 | And if any destruction folowe, then he shall geue life for life, | But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, | But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, | |
| 24 | Eye for eye, tothe for tothe, hande for hande, foote for foote, | eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, | eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, | |
| 25 | Burnyng for burnyng, wounde for wounde, strype for strype. | burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. | burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. | |
| 26 | And if a man smyte his seruaunt or his mayde in the eye, that it perishe, he shall let them go free for the eyes sake. | “When a man strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye. | “An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. | |
| 27 | Also if he smyte out his seruaunt or his maydes tothe, he shall let them go out free for the tothes sake. | If he knocks out the tooth of his slave, male or female, he shall let the slave go free because of his tooth. | And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth. | |
| 28 | If an oxe gore a man or a woman, that they dye, then the oxe shalbe stoned, and his fleshe shall not be eaten: but the owner of the oxe shall go quite. | “When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. | “If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible. | |
| 29 | If the oxe were wont to pushe with his horne in time past, and it hath ben tolde his maister, and he hath not kept him, but that he hath killed a man or a woman: then the oxe shalbe stoned, and his owner shall dye also. | But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. | If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and it kills a man or woman, the bull is to be stoned and its owner also is to be put to death. | |
| 30 | If there be set to hym a sume of money, then he shal geue for the redeeming of his life whatsoeuer is layde vpo him. | If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. | However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded. | |
| 31 | And whether he haue gored a sonne or a daughter, accordyng to the same iudgement shall it be done vnto him. | If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. | This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter. | |
| 32 | But if it be a seruaunt or a mayde that the oxe hath gored, then he shall geue vnto their maister thirtie sicles, and the oxe shalbe stoned. | If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. | If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death. | |
| 33 | If a man open a well, or digge a pitte, and couer it not, and an oxe or an asse fall therein: | “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, | “If anyone uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, | |
| 34 | The owner of the pitte shall make it good, & geue money vnto their maister, and the dead beast shall be his. | the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his. | the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange. | |
| 35 | If one mans oxe hurt another, that he dye: then they shall sell the lyue oxe, and deuide the money, and the dead oxe also they shall deuide. | “When one man’s ox butts another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and share its price, and the dead beast also they shall share. | “If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally. | |
| 36 | Or if it be knowen that the oxe hath vsed to pushe in tyme past, & his maister hath not kept hym: he shall paye oxe for oxe, and the dead shalbe his owne. | Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his. | However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did not keep it penned up, the owner must pay, animal for animal, and take the dead animal in exchange. | |
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