Exodus 21:16

Whoever will have stolen a man and sold him, having been convicted of the crime, shall be put to death.

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In The King James Version

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

In Context

15Whoever strikes his father or mother shall die a death.

17Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother shall die a death.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:28And when the Midianite merchants were passing by, they drew him from the cistern, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And these led him into Egypt.

Exodus 22:4If whatever he stole should be found with him, a living thing, either an ox, or a donkey, or a sheep, he shall repay double.

1 Timothy 1:10for fornicators, for males who sleep with males, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:13-22

12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to… Read the whole commentary →

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