Exodus 21:18

And when men strive together, and one shall smite the other, with a stone or with his fist,—and he die not, but shall fall to his bed;—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

In Context

17And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.

19if he rise and shall walk abroad on his staff, then shall he that smote him be acquitted,—only, for his loss of time, he shall pay, and, shall surely heal, him.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:13And he went out on the second day, and lo! two Hebrews, striving together,—so he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore shouldest thou smite thy fellow?

Exodus 21:22And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, but there is no other mischief, he shall, surely be fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him, but he shall give it through judges.

Numbers 35:17Or if with a stone thrown by hand, where-by one might die, he smote him and he died, a manslayer, he is,—the man-slayer, shall surely die,

2 Samuel 14:6Now, thy maidservant, had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, with none to tear them apart,—so the one smote the other, and slew him.

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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