Exodus 21:20

God's Word

“Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave with a stick so that the slave dies from the beating, the owner must be punished.

Cross References

Genesis 4:15

So the Lord said to him, “Not so! Anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” The Lord gave Cain a sign so that anyone meeting him would not kill him.

Genesis 4:24

If Cain is avenged 7 times, then Lamech, 77 times.”

Genesis 9:6

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

Exodus 21:19

If the injured man can get up again and walk around outside with a cane, the one who hit him must not be punished. He must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and for all his medical expenses.

Exodus 21:21

But if the slave gets up in a day or two, the owner must not be punished. The slave is his property.

Proverbs 29:19

A slave cannot be disciplined with words. He will not respond, though he may understand.

Numbers 35:19

The relative who can avenge the death must make sure a murderer is put to death. When he catches up with the murderer, he must kill him.

Romans 13:4

The government is God’s servant working for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid. The government has the right to carry out the death sentence. It is God’s servant, an avenger to execute God’s anger on anyone who does what is wrong.

Deuteronomy 19:21

Have no pity on him: ⌞Take⌟ a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.