Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 21

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Exodus 21 . 1 , Laws for men servants; Exodus 21 . 5 , For the servant whose ear is bored; Exodus 21 . 7 , For women servants; Exodus 21 . 12 , For manslaughter; Exodus 21 . 16 , For stealers of men; Exodus 21 . 17 , For cursers of parents; Exodus 21 . 18 , For smiters; Exodus 21 . 22 , For a hurt by chance; Exodus 21 . 28 , For an ox that gores; Exodus 21 . 33 , For him that is an occasion of harm.

Exodus 21:1

"These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:

Exodus 21:1 · BSB

the judgments18 parallels

which10 parallels

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Exodus 21:2

If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.

Exodus 21:2 · BSB

an Hebrew11 parallels

and in the7 parallels

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Exodus 21:3

If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.

Exodus 21:3 · BSB

by himself1 parallel

Heb. with his body

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Exodus 21:4

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.

Exodus 21:4 · BSB

shall be her8 parallels

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Exodus 21:5

But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,'

Exodus 21:5 · BSB

And if5 parallels

shall plainly say Heb. saying shall say

Exodus 21:6

then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

Exodus 21:6 · BSB

the judges15 parallels

bore his ear1 parallel

This significant ceremony was intended as a mark of permanent servitude , and was calculated to impress the servant with the duty of hearing all his master's orders , and obeying them punctually

for ever7 parallels

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Exodus 21:7

And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.

Exodus 21:7 · BSB

sell1 parallel

go out2 parallels

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Exodus 21:8

If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.

Exodus 21:8 · BSB

please not4 parallels

Heb. be evil in the eyes of , etc

who hath2 parallels

seeing4 parallels

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Exodus 21:9

And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.

Exodus 21:9 · BSB

betrothed her unto3 parallels

Exodus 21:10

If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.

Exodus 21:10 · BSB

her food1 parallel

Sheairah , "her flesh;" he shall not only afford her a sufficient quantity of food , as before , but of the same quality. She is not to be fed , like a common slave , with a sufficiency of bread , vegetables , milk , etc. , but with her customary supply of flesh , and other agreeable articles of food

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Exodus 21:11

If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.

Exodus 21:11 · BSB

the whole verse1 parallel

Exodus 21:12

Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:12 · BSB

the whole verse9 parallels

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Exodus 21:13

If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

Exodus 21:13 · BSB

lie not5 parallels

God5 parallels

I will appoint5 parallels

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Exodus 21:14

But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.

Exodus 21:14 · BSB

presumptuously11 parallels

slay6 parallels

take him4 parallels

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Exodus 21:15

Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:15 · BSB

To smite either father or mother , in a manner which indicated either contempt or malice , or left marks of violence , was deemed a proof of so ungrateful and unnatural a disposition , that no provocation was admitted as an excuse , but the offence was made capital4 parallels

nay , he who cursed his father or mother , who uttered imprecations , ill wishes , or revilings , against a parent , was included in the same sense; though few crimes were made capital by the law of Moses. The law of God , as delegated to parents is honoured when they are honoured , and despised when they are despised , and to rebel against the lawful exercise of this authority is rebellion against God. . Rev. T. Scott Deuteronomy 21 . 18-21

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Exodus 21:16

Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

Exodus 21:16 · BSB

stealeth4 parallels

selleth him1 parallel

found in1 parallel

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Exodus 21:17

Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:17 · BSB

curseth8 parallels

or , revilteth

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Exodus 21:18

If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

Exodus 21:18 · BSB

men4 parallels

a stone2 parallels

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another or , his neighbour

Exodus 21:19

then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.

Exodus 21:19 · BSB

upon his staff2 parallels

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only he shall pay This was a wise and excellent institution. The same provision is made in the civil law; and most courts of justice still regulate their decisions in such cases by this Mosaic precept.

the loss Heb. his ceasing

Exodus 21:20

If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.

Exodus 21:20 · BSB

smite6 parallels

he shall2 parallels

punished4 parallels

Heb. avenged

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Exodus 21:21

However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.

Exodus 21:21 · BSB

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Exodus 21:22

If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman's husband demands and as the court allows.

Exodus 21:22 · BSB

strive1 parallel

as the judges4 parallels

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Exodus 21:23

But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

Exodus 21:23 · BSB

life for life1 parallel

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Exodus 21:24

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Exodus 21:24 · BSB

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This is the earliest account we have of the פבץפןנבטויב , tautopatheia , Lex Talionis , law of like for like

Exodus 21:26

If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.

Exodus 21:26 · BSB

the whole verse12 parallels

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Exodus 21:27

And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.

Exodus 21:27 · BSB

smite1 parallel

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Exodus 21:28

If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

Exodus 21:28 · BSB

the ox5 parallels

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Exodus 21:29

But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.

Exodus 21:29 · BSB

his owner also1 parallel

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Exodus 21:30

If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.

Exodus 21:30 · BSB

for the ransom4 parallels

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Exodus 21:31

If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

Exodus 21:31 · BSB

judgment1 parallel

or , sentence

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Exodus 21:32

If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.

Exodus 21:32 · BSB

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and the ox2 parallels

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Exodus 21:33

If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

Exodus 21:33 · BSB

the whole verse6 parallels

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Exodus 21:34

the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.

Exodus 21:34 · BSB

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Exodus 21:36

But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.

Exodus 21:36 · BSB

the whole verse1 parallel

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In the wider web23 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Deuteronomy 19:18-21 → Exodus 21:24, Deuteronomy 19:21 → Exodus 21:24
Allusions Leviticus 25:35 → Exodus 21:2, Leviticus 25:35-43 → Exodus 21:2-6, Numbers 35:9 → Exodus 21:13, Numbers 35:9-34 → Exodus 21:13, Deuteronomy 15:12 → Exodus 21:1, Deuteronomy 15:12-18 → Exodus 21:1-11, Deuteronomy 19:1 → Exodus 21:12, Deuteronomy 19:1-13 → Exodus 21:12-14, Deuteronomy 21:18 → Exodus 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:18 → Exodus 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:18-21 → Exodus 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:18-21 → Exodus 21:17, Deuteronomy 25:11 → Exodus 21:22, Deuteronomy 25:11-12 → Exodus 21:22, Isaiah 4:1 → Exodus 21:10, Zechariah 11:12-13 → Exodus 21:32
Echoes Psalms 40:6 → Exodus 21:6
Trajectories
Cities of Refuge (Safety in Christ), Lamech's Song (Vengeance vs Forgiveness), Sabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust), Year of Jubilee (Ultimate Redemption)
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