Exodus 21:1
'And these [are] the judgments which thou dost set before them:
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 19:7And Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, and setteth before them all these words which Jehovah hath commanded him;
Leviticus 18:5and ye have kept My statutes and My judgments which man doth and liveth in them; I [am] Jehovah.
Leviticus 19:37and ye have observed all my statutes, and all my judgments, and have done them; I [am] Jehovah.'
Numbers 35:24then have the company judged between the smiter and the redeemer of blood, by these judgments.
Deuteronomy 4:5'See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, as Jehovah my God hath commanded me — to do so, in the midst of the land whither ye are going in to possess it;
Deuteronomy 4:14'And me hath Jehovah commanded at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, for your doing them in the land whither ye are passing 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 →