Exodus 21:1
“Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them:
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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 called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.
Leviticus 18:5You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:37“‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am the LORD.’”
Numbers 35:24then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
Deuteronomy 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do so in the middle of the land where you go in to possess it.
Deuteronomy 4:14The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land where you 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 →