Exodus 21:1
And these are the laws of justice which thou shalt set before them.
Leeser Tanakh
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 for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the Lord had commanded him.
Leviticus 18:5And ye shall keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:37Ye shall therefore observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them: I am the Lord.
Numbers 35:24Then shall the congregation judge between the slayer and the avenger of the blood according to these institutions;
Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, just as the Lord my God commanded me; that ye may do so in the midst of the land whither ye go to take possession of it.
Deuteronomy 4:14And me the Lord commanded at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go 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 →