Exodus 21 Parallel Bible Translations

Exodus 21 ▼
swipe to see more →
DBT
Darby Bible Translation
ESV
English Standard Version
NIV
New International Version
+Add
1 And these are the judgments which 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 buy a Hebrew bondman, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 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 in alone, he shall go out alone: if he had a wife, then his wife shall go out with him. 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 If his master have given him a wife, and she have borne 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 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 But if the bondman shall say distinctly, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go 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 then his master shall bring him before the judges, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall be his bondman for ever. 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 shall sell his daughter as a handmaid, she shall not go out as the bondmen go out. “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 is unacceptable in the eyes of her master, who had taken her for himself, then shall he let her be ransomed: to sell her unto a foreign people he hath no power, after having dealt unfaithfully with 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 And if he have appointed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the law of 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 If he take himself another, her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights he shall not diminish. 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 things unto her, then shall she go out free without 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 striketh a man, so that he die, shall certainly be put to death. “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 But if he have not lain in wait, and God have delivered [him] into his hand, I will appoint thee a place to which he shall 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 But if a man act wantonly toward his neighbour, and slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 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 And he that striketh his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death. “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 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall certainly be put to death. “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 his mother, shall certainly be put to death. “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 And if men dispute, and one strike the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but take to [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, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that struck [him] be guiltless; only he shall pay [for] the loss of his time, and shall cause [him] to be thoroughly healed. 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 strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged. “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 Only, if he continue [to live] a day or two days, he shall not be avenged; 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 And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined, according as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and shall give it as the judges estimate. “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 But if mischief happen, then thou shalt give 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, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 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 branding for branding, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26 And if a man strike the eye of his bondman or the eye of his handmaid, and it be marred, he shall let him go for his eye. “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 And if he knock out his bondman's tooth or his handmaid's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth. 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 And if an ox gore a man or a woman, so that they die, then the ox shall certainly be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be guiltless. “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 But if the ox have gored heretofore, and it have been testified to its owner, and he have not kept it in, and it kill a man or a woman, -- the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. 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 imposed on him a satisfaction, then he shall give the ransom of his life, according to what is imposed on 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 Whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to 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 If the ox gore a bondman or a handmaid, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be 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 -- And if a man open a pit, or if a man dig a pit, and do not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall into it, “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 pit shall make it good, shall give money to the owner of them; and the dead [ox] 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 -- And if one man's ox gore his neighbour's ox, and it die, then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money thereof, and divide the dead also. “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 known that the ox have gored heretofore, and its owner have not kept him in, he shall in any case restore ox for ox; and the dead shall be his. 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.
Previous chapter
Top of Page
Top of Page