Exodus 21:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But if the slave survives a day or two, there is no punishment, for the slave is the owner’s property.

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Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

But if the servant lives on for a day or two, the offender shall not be punished, for he [has injured] his own property.

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

But if the slave gets up after a day or two, the slave owner shouldn’t be punished because the slave is the owner’s property.

But if he survives for one day or two, he shall not be subject to punishment, because it is his money.

But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.

“When a slaveowner strikes a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately, the owner shall be punished.