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Exodus 21 – King James Version (KJV)

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(Deu 15:12–18 )

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Exo 21:1 - Now these^H428 are the judgments^H4941 which^H834 thou shalt set^H7760 before them.^H6440

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Exo 21:2 - If^H3588 thou buy^H7069 an^H5650^➔ Hebrew^H5680 servant,^➔^H5650 six^H8337 years^H8141 he shall serve:^H5647 and in the seventh^H7637 he shall go out^H3318 free^H2670 for nothing.^H2600

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Exo 21:3 - If^H518 he came in^H935 by himself,^H1610 he shall go out^H3318 by himself:^H1610 if^H518 he^H1931 were married,^H1167^H802 then^H3318^➔ his wife^H802 shall go out^➔^H3318 with him.^H5973

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Exo 21:4 - If^H518 his master^H113 have given^H5414 him a wife,^H802 and she have born^H3205 him sons^H1121 or^H176 daughters;^H1323 the wife^H802 and her children^H3206 shall be^H1961 her master's,^H113 and he^H1931 shall go out^H3318 by himself.^H1610

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Exo 21:5 - And if^H518 the servant^H5650 shall^H559^➔ plainly^H559 say,^➔^H559 I love^H157 my master,^H113 my wife,^H802 and^H853 my children;^H1121 I will^H3318^➔ not^H3808 go out^➔^H3318 free:^H2670

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Exo 21:6 - Then^H5066^➔ his master^H113 shall bring him^➔^H5066 unto^H413 the judges;^H430 he shall also bring him^H5066 to^H413 the door,^H1817 or^H176 unto^H413 the door post;^H4201 and^H7527^➔ his master^H113 shall bore^➔^H7527^➔ his ear^H241 through^➔^H7527 with an aul;^H4836 and he shall serve him^H5647 for ever.^H5769

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Exo 21:7 - And if^H3588 a man^H376 sell^H4376 his daughter^H1323 to be a maidservant,^H519 she shall^H3318^➔ not^H3808 go out^➔^H3318 as^H3318^➔ the menservants^H5650 do.^➔^H3318

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Exo 21:8 - If^H518 she please not^H7451^H5869 her master,^H113 who^H834 hath betrothed her^H3259 to himself,^H3808 then shall he let her be redeemed:^H6299 to sell her^H4376 unto a^H5971^➔ strange^H5237 nation^➔^H5971 he shall have^H4910^➔ no^H3808 power,^➔^H4910 seeing he hath dealt deceitfully^H898 with her.

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Exo 21:9 - And if^H518 he have betrothed her^H3259 unto his son,^H1121 he shall deal^H6213 with her after the manner^H4941 of daughters.^H1323

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Exo 21:10 - If^H518 he take^H3947 him another^H312 wife; her food,^H7607 her raiment,^H3682 and her duty of marriage,^H5772 shall he^H1639^➔ not^H3808 diminish.^➔^H1639

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Exo 21:11 - And if^H518 he do^H6213 not^H3808 these^H428 three^H7969 unto her, then shall she go out^H3318 free^H2600 without^H369 money.^H3701

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Exo 21:12 - He that smiteth^H5221 a man,^H376 so that he die,^H4191 shall be^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 put to death.^➔^H4191

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Exo 21:13 - And if^H834 a man lie^H6658^➔ not^H3808 in wait,^➔^H6658 but God^H430 deliver^H579 him into his hand;^H3027 then I will appoint^H7760 thee a place^H4725 whither^H834 he shall flee.^H5127

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Exo 21:14 - But if^H3588 a man^H376 come presumptuously^H2102 upon^H5921 his neighbour,^H7453 to slay him^H2026 with guile;^H6195 thou shalt take him^H3947 from^H5973 mine altar,^H4196 that he may die.^H4191

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Exo 21:15 - And he that smiteth^H5221 his father,^H1 or his mother,^H517 shall be^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 put to death.^➔^H4191

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Exo 21:16 - And he that stealeth^H1589 a man,^H376 and selleth him,^H4376 or if he be found^H4672 in his hand,^H3027 he shall^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 be put to death.^➔^H4191

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Exo 21:17 - And he that curseth^H7043 his father,^H1 or his mother,^H517 shall^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 be put to death.^➔^H4191

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Exo 21:18 - And if^H3588 men^H376 strive together,^H7378 and^H5221^➔ one^H376 smite^➔^H5221 another^H7453 with a stone,^H68 or^H176 with^H106^➔ his fist,^➔^H106 and^H3808^➔ he die^H4191 not,^➔^H3808 but keepeth^H5307 his bed:^H4904

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Exo 21:19 - If^H518 he rise again,^H6965 and walk^H1980 abroad^H2351 upon^H5921 his staff,^H4938 then shall he^H5352^➔ that smote^H5221 him be quit:^➔^H5352 only^H7535 he shall pay^H5414 for the loss of his time,^H7674 and^H7495^➔ shall cause^H7495^➔ him to be^➔^H7495^➔ thoroughly^➔^H7495 healed.^➔^H7495

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Exo 21:20 - And if^H3588 a man^H376 smite^H5221 his servant,^H5650 or^H176 his maid,^H519 with a rod,^H7626 and he die^H4191 under^H8478 his hand;^H3027 he shall be^H5358^➔ surely^H5358 punished.^➔^H5358

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Exo 21:21 - Notwithstanding,^H389 if^H518 he continue^H5975 a day^H3117 or^H176 two,^H3117 he shall^H5358^➔ not^H3808 be punished:^➔^H5358 for^H3588 he^H1931 is his money.^H3701

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Exo 21:22 - If^H3588 men^H376 strive,^H5327 and hurt^H5062 a woman^H802 with child,^H2030 so that^H3318^➔ her fruit^H3206 depart^➔^H3318 from her, and yet no^H3808 mischief^H611 follow:^H1961 he shall be^H6064^➔ surely^H6064 punished,^➔^H6064 according as^H834 the woman's^H802 husband^H1167 will lay^H7896 upon him;^H5921 and he shall pay^H5414 as the judges^H6414 determine.

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Exo 21:23 - And if^H518 any mischief^H611 follow,^H1961 then thou shalt give^H5414 life^H5315 for^H8478 life,^H5315

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Exo 21:24 - Eye^H5869 for^H8478 eye,^H5869 tooth^H8127 for^H8478 tooth,^H8127 hand^H3027 for^H8478 hand,^H3027 foot^H7272 for^H8478 foot,^H7272

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Exo 21:25 - Burning^H3555 for^H8478 burning,^H3555 wound^H6482 for^H8478 wound,^H6482 stripe^H2250 for^H8478 stripe.^H2250

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Exo 21:26 - And if^H3588 a man^H376 smite^H5221 the eye^H5869 of his servant,^H5650 or^H176 the eye^H5869 of his maid,^H519 that it perish;^H7843 he shall let him go^H7971 free^H2670 for^H8478 his eye's sake.^H5869

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Exo 21:27 - And if^H518 he smite out^H5307 his manservant's^H5650 tooth,^H8127 or^H176 his maidservant's^H519 tooth;^H8127 he shall let him go^H7971 free^H2670 for^H8478^➔ his tooth's^H8127 sake.^➔^H8478

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Exo 21:28 - If^H3588 an ox^H7794 gore^H5055 a man^H376 or^H176 a woman,^H802 that they die:^H4191 then^H5619^➔ the ox^H7794 shall be^➔^H5619^➔ surely^H5619 stoned,^➔^H5619 and^H3808^➔ his flesh^H1320 shall^H398^➔ not^➔^H3808 be eaten;^➔^H398 but the owner^H1167 of the ox^H7794 shall be quit.^H5355

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Exo 21:29 - But if^H518 the ox^H7794 were wont to push with his horn^H5056 in^H8543 time past,^H8032 and it hath been testified^H5749 to his owner,^H1167 and^H3808^➔ he hath^H8104^➔ not^➔^H3808 kept him in,^➔^H8104 but that he hath killed^H4191 a man^H376 or^H176 a woman;^H802 the ox^H7794 shall be stoned,^H5619 and^H1571^➔ his owner^H1167 also^➔^H1571 shall be put to death.^H4191

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Exo 21:30 - If^H518 there be laid^H7896 on him^H5921 a sum of money,^H3724 then he shall give^H5414 for the ransom^H6306 of his life^H5315 whatsoever^H3605^H834 is laid^H7896 upon him.^H5921

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Exo 21:31 - Whether^H176 he have gored^H5055 a son,^H1121 or^H176 have gored^H5055 a daughter,^H1323 according to^H4941^➔ this^H2088 judgment^➔^H4941 shall it be done^H6213 unto him.

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Exo 21:32 - If^H518 the ox^H7794 shall push^H5055 a manservant^H5650 or^H176 a maidservant;^H519 he shall give^H5414 unto their master^H113 thirty^H7970 shekels^H8255 of silver,^H3701 and the ox^H7794 shall be stoned.^H5619

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Exo 21:33 - And if^H3588 a man^H376 shall open^H6605 a pit,^H953 or^H176 if^H3588 a man^H376 shall dig^H3738 a pit,^H953 and not^H3808 cover it,^H3680 and^H5307^➔ an ox^H7794 or^H176 an ass^H2543 fall^➔^H5307 therein;^H8033

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Exo 21:34 - The owner^H1167 of the pit^H953 shall make it good,^H7999 and give^H7725 money^H3701 unto the owner of them;^H1167 and the dead^H4191 beast shall be^H1961 his.

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Exo 21:35 - And if^H3588 one man's^H376 ox^H7794 hurt^H5062 another's,^H7453 that he die;^H4191 then they shall sell^H4376 the live^H2416 ox,^H7794 and divide^H2673 the money of it;^H3701 and^H1571^➔ the dead^H4191 ox also^➔^H1571 they shall divide.^H2673

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Exo 21:36 - Or^H176 if it be known^H3045 that^H3588 the ox^H7794 hath used to push^H5056 in^H8543 time past,^H8032 and^H3808^➔ his owner^H1167 hath^H8104^➔ not^➔^H3808 kept him in;^➔^H8104 he shall^H7999^➔ surely^H7999 pay^➔^H7999 ox^H7794 for^H8478 ox;^H7794 and the dead^H4191 shall be^H1961 his own.

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