Exodus 21:1
“These are the judgments which you shall place before them:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 19:7Moses went, and calling together those greater by birth among the people, he set forth all the words which the Lord had commanded.
Leviticus 18:5Keep my laws and judgments; when a man does these, he shall live by them. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:37Keep all my precepts, and all my judgments, and accomplish them. I am the Lord.
Numbers 35:24and this has been proven in the hearing of the people, and the questions have been aired, between the one who struck and the close relative,
Deuteronomy 4:5You know that I have taught you precepts as well as justices, just as the Lord my God has commanded me. And so shall you do in the land that you will possess.
Deuteronomy 4:14And he commanded me, at that time, that I should teach you the ceremonies and judgments which you must carry out, in the land that you shall possess.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:1
The laws recorded in this chapter relate to the fifth and sixth commandments; and though they are not accommodated to our constitution, especially in point of servitude, nor are the penalties annexed binding on us, yet they are of great use for the explanation of the moral law, and the rules of natural justice. Here are several enlargements, I. Upon the fifth commandment, which concerns particular relations. 1. The duty of masters towards their servants, their men-servants ( ver. 2-6 ), and the maidservants, ver.… Read the whole commentary →