Exodus 21:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ ‘When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse,  the owner must be punished.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And if a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod and he [or she] dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

Common English Bible

²⁰ When a slave owner hits a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately, the owner should be punished.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Whoever strikes his male or female servant with a staff, and if they have died by his hands, he shall be guilty of a crime.

Exodus 21:20 Cross References

Genesis 4:15

Then the Lord replied to him, ‘In that case,  whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.’ And he placed a mark  on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

Genesis 4:24

If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.

Exodus 21:19

if he can later get up and walk around outside leaning on his staff, then the one who struck him will be exempt from punishment. Nevertheless, he must pay for his lost work time  and provide for his complete recovery.

Exodus 21:21

However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished  because he is his owner’s property.  ,

Proverbs 29:19

A servant cannot be disciplined by words; though he understands, he doesn’t respond.

Numbers 35:19

The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

Romans 13:4

For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger  that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

Deuteronomy 19:21

Do not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.