Exodus 21:1
And these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 19:7And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and laid before the mall these words which Jehovah had commanded him.
Leviticus 18:5And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.
Leviticus 19:37And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.
Numbers 35:24then the assembly shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these judgments;
Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye may do so in the land into which ye enter to possess it.
Deuteronomy 4:14And Jehovah commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that ye might do them in the land whither ye are passing over to possess it.
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 →