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href="/bsb/exodus/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with <i>his</i> fist, and he die not, but keepeth <i>his</i> bed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with <i>his</i> fist, and he does not die but is confined to <i>his</i> bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now if people have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And if men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with <i>his</i> fist, and he does not die but remains in bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And if men contend <i>with each other</i> and one strikes the other with a stone or with <i>his</i> fist, and he does not die but remains in bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"This is what you must do whenever men quarrel and one hits the other with a rock or with his fist and injures him so that he has to stay in bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If people quarrel and one strikes the other with a rock or his fist, and he does not die but ends up in bed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"If men fight, and one strikes his neighbor with a stone or with his fist and he does not die, but must remain in bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keep his bed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when men contend, and a man has struck his neighbor with a stone, or with the fist, and he does not die, but has fallen on the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if men shall contend, and a man struck his friend with a stone or with the fist, and he shall not die, and he fell upon the bed:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If men will have quarreled, and one of them has struck his neighbor with a stone or a fist, and he does not die, but lies in bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, not mortally, but enough to put him in bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When individuals quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or fist so that the injured party, though not dead, is confined to bed,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if two men quarrel, and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is put to bed from the injury:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when two men will fight and a man will strike his neighbor with a stone or by force and he will not die and he will fall ill:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if two men revile each other and smite the one the other with a stone or his fist, and he die not, but be laid upon his bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/21-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5281" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/21.htm">Personal Injury Laws</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7378.htm" title="7378: yə·rî·ḇun (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- Or ruwb; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. Grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. Hold a controversy; to defend.">are quarreling</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and one</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kāh- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">strikes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">the other</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: bə·’e·ḇen (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">with a stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/106.htm" title="106: ḇə·’eḡ·rōp̄ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A fist. From garaph; the clenched hand.">a fist,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and he does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">but is confined</a> <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904: lə·miš·kāḇ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Place of lying, a couch, act of lying. From shakab; a bed; abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse.">to bed,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Leviticus 24:19-20</a></span><br />If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Deuteronomy 19:4-6</a></span><br />Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him: / If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life. / Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16-21</a></span><br />If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">Matthew 5:38-39</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-6.htm">Proverbs 18:6</a></span><br />A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-8.htm">Proverbs 25:8</a></span><br />do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-49.htm">Luke 22:49-51</a></span><br />Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” / And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. / But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-23.htm">Genesis 4:23-24</a></span><br />Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. / If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-31.htm">1 Samuel 25:31</a></span><br />then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-6.htm">2 Samuel 14:6</a></span><br />And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a></span><br />When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keeps his bed:</p><p class="hdg">men</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Exodus 21:22</a></b></br> If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart <i>from her</i>, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges <i>determine</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Exodus 2:13</a></b></br> And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/25-11.htm">Deuteronomy 25:11</a></b></br> When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:</p><p class="hdg">another or his neighbour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Exodus 21:20</a></b></br> And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16-24</a></b></br> And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he <i>is</i> a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-3.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/exodus/21-15.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/exodus/9-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/genesis/45-24.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/18-26.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/exodus/19-21.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/exodus/17-10.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Fist</a> <a href="/exodus/21-15.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">Hits</a> <a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Quarrel</a> <a href="/exodus/14-3.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/exodus/20-25.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/exodus/21-15.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Strive</a> <a href="/exodus/19-8.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/exodus/21-36.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/numbers/35-21.htm">Fist</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/21-26.htm">Hits</a> <a href="/numbers/11-25.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Quarrel</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-4.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Strive</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-1.htm">Laws for men servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-5.htm">For the servant whose ear is bored</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">For women servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">For manslaughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">For kidnappers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">For cursers of parents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">For smiters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">For a hurt by chance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">For an ox that gores</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">For him who is an occasion of harm</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, disputes could arise over various issues such as property, honor, or personal grievances. The Mosaic Law provided guidelines to address such conflicts, emphasizing justice and restitution. This reflects the broader biblical principle of resolving disputes within the community, as seen in <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a>, where Jesus outlines steps for reconciliation.<p><b>and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist</b><br>The use of a stone or a fist suggests an escalation from verbal to physical violence. In ancient Israel, stones were common tools and weapons, and fists represent personal combat. This phrase highlights the seriousness of the altercation, as physical harm is inflicted. The law here serves to regulate and mitigate violence, ensuring that justice is served without excessive retribution, aligning with the principle of "an eye for an eye" found in <a href="/exodus/21-24.htm">Exodus 21:24</a>, which aims to limit vengeance.<p><b>and he does not die but is confined to bed</b><br>This outcome indicates a non-lethal injury that results in temporary incapacitation. The law distinguishes between different levels of harm, with varying consequences. The focus here is on the victim's recovery and the responsibility of the aggressor. This reflects the biblical theme of justice tempered with mercy, as seen in the broader context of the Mosaic Law, which seeks to balance punishment with the opportunity for restitution and healing. The emphasis on the victim's condition underscores the value of human life and well-being, a principle echoed in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized compassion and care for others.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/men_quarreling.htm">Men Quarreling</a></b><br>This refers to individuals engaged in a dispute or conflict. The context is a physical altercation between two men.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/striking_with_a_stone_or_fist.htm">Striking with a Stone or Fist</a></b><br>The act of one person physically attacking another, which is central to the legal case being described.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/confinement_to_bed.htm">Confinement to Bed</a></b><br>The result of the altercation, where the injured party is incapacitated but not fatally wounded.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_justice_in_the_old_testament.htm">Understanding Justice in the Old Testament</a></b><br>The laws in <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18</a> reflect a system of justice that seeks to address wrongdoing and ensure fair compensation for injuries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_restitution.htm">The Principle of Restitution</a></b><br>The passage emphasizes the importance of making amends for harm caused, which is a principle that can be applied in personal relationships today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/conflict_resolution.htm">Conflict Resolution</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law provides a legal framework, Christians are called to seek peace and reconciliation, following the teachings of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intent_and_consequence.htm">The Role of Intent and Consequence</a></b><br>The law distinguishes between intentional harm and accidental injury, reminding us to consider both intent and outcome in our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_justice.htm">Trusting in God's Justice</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's ultimate justice, rather than taking matters into their own hands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_physical_trauma.htm">What is physical trauma?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_exodus_28_gems_match_israel's_trade.htm">Exodus 28:15-21: Could the precise identification and sourcing of twelve specific gemstones align historically with the Israelites' environment and trading networks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_stoning_a_son_conflict_with_'do_not_murder'.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18-21: Does the mandate to stone a rebellious son conflict with the commandment against murder (Exodus 20:13)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_rev_18_21's_millstone_symbolic_or_historical.htm">Revelation 18:21 - Does the dramatic millstone imagery have any historical or archaeological basis, or is it purely symbolic?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18, 19) Severe assault, endangering life, but not actually taking it, is placed under the same head with homicide, as approaching to it, but is not to be punished in the same way. If death ensues in such a case, the crime is, of course, murder or manslaughter, according to the attendant circumstances; but if death does not ensue, it is aggravated assault only. In such cases punishment could not be inflicted by retaliation--the usual penalty under the Mosaic Law (<a href="/context/exodus/21-24.htm" title="Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,">Exodus 21:24-25</a>)--without a risk of killing the man, which would have been an excessive punishment. The law therefore imposed a fine, which was to be fixed at such an amount as would at once compensate the sufferer for the loss of his time (<a href="/exodus/21-19.htm" title="If he rise again, and walk abroad on his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.">Exodus 21:19</a>), and defray the cost of his cure.<p>(18) <span class= "bld">With a stone, or with his fist.</span>--Comp. The difference made under the English law between wounding with a sharp or a blunt instrument.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18, 19</span> - <span class="accented">Severe assault</span>. Assault was punishable by the law in two ways. Ordinarily, the rule was that of strict retaliation' ' Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe" (vers. 24, 25; compare <a href="/leviticus/24-20.htm">Leviticus 24:20</a>, and <a href="/deuteronomy/19-21.htm">Deuteronomy 19:21</a>). But where the assault was severe, causing a man to take to his bed, and call in the physician' s aid, something more was needed. The Rabbinical commentators tell us that in this case he was arrested, and sent to prison until it was ascertained whether the person hurt would die or no. If he died, the man was tried for murder; if he recovered, a fine was imposed. This was axed at such a sum as would at once compensate the injured man for his loss of time and defray the expense of his cure. A similar principle is adopted under our own law in many cases of civil action. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If men strive together</span>. If there is a quarrel and a personal encounter. In our own law this would reduce this offence, if death ensued, to manslaughter. <span class="cmt_word">With a stone, or with his fist</span>. The use of either would show absence of premeditation, and of any design to kill. A weapon would have to be prepared beforehand: a stone might be readily caught up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/21-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are quarreling</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרִיבֻ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rî·ḇun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7378.htm">Strong's 7378: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strikes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכָּה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the other</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעֵ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a stone</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fist,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאֶגְרֹ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’eḡ·rōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_106.htm">Strong's 106: </a> </span><span class="str2">The clenched hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he does not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">die</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֖וּת</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but is confined</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָפַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bed,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·kāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4904.htm">Strong's 4904: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of lying, a couch, act of lying</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">OT Law: Exodus 21:18 If men quarrel and one strikes (Exo. 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