Exodus 21:26

Bible in Basic English 1965

If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:5

But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

Psalm 10:18

To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

Psalm 9:12

When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.

Exodus 21:20

If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.

Exodus 21:24

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Exodus 21:25

Burning for burning, wound for wound, blow for blow.

Exodus 21:27

Or if the loss of a tooth is caused by his blow, he will let him go free on account of his tooth.

Ephesians 6:9

And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.