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

²¹ 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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ But if the servant lives on for a day or two, the offender shall not be punished, for he [has injured] his own property.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

Common English Bible

²¹ 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ But if he survives for one day or two, he shall not be subject to punishment, because it is his money.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.

Exodus 21:21 Cross References

Exodus 21:20

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