Exodus 21:21

Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.

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In The King James Version

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

In Context

20“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.

22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.

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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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