Exodus 21:1
These ben the domes, whiche thou schalt sette forth to hem.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 19:7Moyses cam, and whanne the gretter men in birthe of the puple weren clepid to gidere, he expownede alle the wordis whiche the Lord comaundide.
Leviticus 18:5Kepe ye my lawis and domes, whiche a man `schal do, and schal lyue in tho; Y am youre Lord God.
Leviticus 19:37Kepe ye alle myn heestis, and alle domes, and do ye tho; Y am the Lord.
Numbers 35:24and this is preued in heryng `of the puple, and the questioun of blood is discussid bitwixe the smytere and the kynesman,
Deuteronomy 4:5Ye witen that Y tauyte you the comaundementis and riytfulnessis, as my Lord God comaundide to me; so ye schulen do tho in the lond whiche ye schulen welde,
Deuteronomy 4:14And he comaundide to me in that tyme, that Y schulde teche you cerymonyes and domes, whiche ye owen to do in the lond whiche ye schulen welde.
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 →