Exodus 21:26 - The Scriptures 2009 “And when a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he is to let him go free for the sake of his eye. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if a man hits the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid so that it is destroyed, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. American Standard Version (1901) And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. Common English Bible When a slave owner hits and blinds the eye of a male or female slave, he should let the slave go free on account of the eye. Catholic Public Domain Version If anyone will have struck the eye of his male or female servant, having left them with one eye, he shall release them freely, because of the eye that he has put out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man strike the eye of his man-servant or maid-servant, and leave them but one eye, he shall let them go free for the eye which he put out. |
“And now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. And see, we are subjecting our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been subjected, and there is no power in our hands, for other men have our lands and vineyards.”
Rĕsh You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
To defend the fatherless and the downtrodden; So that man who is of the earth no longer oppresses!
For He remembers the seekers of bloodshed, He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
“And when a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall certainly be punished.
“And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he is to let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
And, masters, do the same to them, refrain from threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in the heavens, and there is no partiality with Him.
“Do not distort right-ruling. Do not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Masters, give your servants what is righteous and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in the heavens.