Exodus 21

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 21 of 40

¹ And these are the judgments which you shall put before them:

² When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years And in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

³ If he comes in with his body, he shall go out with his body. If he was the husband of a wife, his wife shall go out with him.

Chapter Summary

1 Laws for servants. 12 For manslaughter. 16 For thieves. 17 For cursing parents. 18 For striking another. 22 For an accidental injury.

מִזְבְּחִ֔ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b

רֵעֵ֖ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a

חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה five H2568 · TWOT 686a

אַחֶ֖רֶת another H312 · TWOT 68a

שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d

Laws for Servants

Detailed laws given concerning Hebrew slaves (serving six years, free in seventh), female slaves, and those who choose to remain slaves.

Laws on Violence and Injury

Laws cover murder, striking parents, kidnapping, cursing parents, accidental injury, compensation for lost time and healing.

Laws on Property and Theft

Laws for theft, damages by livestock, fire spreading, deposits, loans, and responsibility for property.

Laws for Servants

Detailed laws given concerning Hebrew slaves (serving six years, free in seventh), female slaves, and those who choose to remain slaves.

Exodus 21:1-11

Laws on Violence and Injury

Laws cover murder, striking parents, kidnapping, cursing parents, accidental injury, compensation for lost time and healing.

Exodus 21:12-27

Laws on Property and Theft

Laws for theft, damages by livestock, fire spreading, deposits, loans, and responsibility for property.

Exodus 21:28-22:15

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