Exodus 21:20

New English Translation

“If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.

Cross References

Genesis 4:15

But the Lord said to him, “All right then, if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much.” Then the Lord put a special mark on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.

Genesis 4:24

If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!”

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”

Exodus 21:19

and then if he gets up and walks about outside on his staff, then the one who struck him is innocent, except he must pay for the injured person’s loss of time and see to it that he is fully healed.

Exodus 21:21

However, if the injured servant survives one or two days, the owner will not be punished, for he has suffered the loss.

Proverbs 29:19

A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.

Numbers 35:19

The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.

Romans 13:4

for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God’s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You must not show pity; the principle will be 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.