Exodus 21:16
'And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15'And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
17'And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
Cross References
Genesis 37:28And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.
Exodus 22:4if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep — double he repayeth.
1 Timothy 1:10whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,
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 →