Exodus 21:1
These are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 19:7Moses came, and calling together the elders of the people, he declared all the words which the Lord had commanded.
Leviticus 18:5Keep my laws and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:37Keep all my precepts, and all my judgments, and do them. I am the Lord.
Numbers 35:24And this be proved in the hearing of the people, and the cause be debated between him that struck, and the next of kin:
Deuteronomy 4:5You know that I have taught you statutes and justices, as the Lord my God hath commanded me: so shall you do them in the land which you shall possess:
Deuteronomy 4:14And he commanded me at that time that I should teach you the ceremonies and judgments which you shall do 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 →