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.

מִשְׁפָּט judgment, ordinance H4941 · TWOT 2443c

עֶ֫בֶד slave, servant H5650 · TWOT 1553a

חׇפְשִׁי set free H2670 · TWOT 717c

פָּדָה to redeem H6299 · TWOT 1734

נָקַם to avenge H5358 · TWOT 1413

כֹּפֶר ransom price H3724 · TWOT 1025d

Jehovah / God

Gives the covenant judgments governing servants, manslaughter, theft, and personal injury.

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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