Exodus 21:18

Easy To Read Version

“Two men might argue and one might hit the other with a rock or with his fist. {How should you punish that man?} If the man who was hurt is not killed, then the man who hurt him should not be killed.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:6

I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.

Exodus 2:13

The next day Moses saw two Hebrew [11] men fighting each other. Moses saw that one man was wrong. Moses said to that man, “Why are you hurting your neighbor?”

Exodus 21:17

“Any person who curses [135] his father or his mother must be killed.

Exodus 21:19

If the man was hurt and must stay in bed for some time, then the man who hurt him must support him. The man who hurt him must pay for the loss of his time. The man must support him until he is completely healed.

Exodus 21:20

“Sometimes people beat their men or women slaves. If the slave dies after he is beaten, then the killer must be punished.

Exodus 21:22

“Two men might be fighting and they might hurt a pregnant woman. This might make the woman give birth to her babies {before their time}. If the woman was not hurt badly, [137] then the man who hurt her must pay a fine. The woman’s husband will decide how much the man must pay. The judges will help the man decide how much the fine will be.

Deuteronomy 25:11

“Two men might be fighting against each other. One man’s wife might come to help her husband. But she must not grab the other man’s private parts.