Exodus 21:20

The Message

“If a slave owner hits a slave, male or female, with a stick and the slave dies on the spot, the slave must be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he’s not to be avenged—the slave is the owner’s property.

Cross References

Genesis 4:15

God told him, “No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over.” God put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God’s very nature. You’re here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!”

Proverbs 29:19

It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.

Numbers 35:19

“In such cases the avenger has a right to kill the murderer when he meets him—he can kill him on the spot.