Verse 20

If a man strikes his male or female servant with a rod, and the servant dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis noen slår sin slave eller slavekvinne med en stokk og de dør der og da, skal han bli holdt ansvarlig.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller tjenestepike med en stokk, og han dør under hans hånd, skal han sannelig bli straffet.

• Norsk King James

  Og hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller sin tjenerinne med en stav, og han dør under hans hånd; skal han helt sikkert bli straffet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis noen slår sin tjener eller tjenestepike med en stav så de dør under hans hånd, skal han sannelig straffes.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Når en mann slår sin trell eller trellkvinne med en stav så de dør under hans hånd, skal det hevnes.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller sin tjenestepike med en stokk, og han dør under hans hånd, skal han sikkert straffes.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om en mann slår sin tjener eller sin tjenestekvinne med en stav, og vedkommende dør under hans hånd, skal han uten tvil straffes.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller sin tjenestepike med en stokk, og han dør under hans hånd, skal han sikkert straffes.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når en mann slår sin tjener eller tjenestekvinne med en stav, så de dør under hans hånd, skal han nok bli straffet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller tjenestekvinne med en stokk, og denne dør under hans hånd, skal han straffes.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og naar Nogen slaaer sin Tjener eller sin Tjenestepige med en Kjep, at de døe under hans Haand, da skal det visseligen hevnes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller tjenestepike med en stokk, og han dør under hans hånd, skal han sannelig bli straffet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And if a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller tjenestepike med en stav, og de dør under hans hånd, skal han sannelig bli straffet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når en mann slår sin tjenestemann eller tjenestekvinne med en stokk og han dør under hans hånd, skal han hevnes.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis en mann slår sin tjener eller tjenestepike med en stokk, og han dør under hans hånd, skal han visselig bli straffet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis en mann gir sin mannlige eller kvinnelige tjener et slag med en stav så de dør, skal han straffes.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf a man smyte his servaunte or his mayde with a staffe that they dye vnder his hande, it shalbe auenged.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He that smyteth his seruaunt or mayde with a staff, that he dye vnder his handes, the same shall suffre vengeaunce therfore.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And if a man smite his seruant, or his maide with a rod, and he die vnder his hande, he shalbe surely punished.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And if a man smyte his seruaunt or his mayde with a rod, & they dye vnder his hande, he shalbe greeuously punished.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand -- he is certainly avenged;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 4:15 : 15 But the LORD said to him, 'Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.' Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
• Gen 4:24 : 24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.
• Gen 9:6 : 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans will their blood be shed; for in the image of God, God made mankind.
• Exod 21:26-27 : 26 If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant and destroys it, he must let the servant go free in compensation for the eye. 27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he must let the servant go free in compensation for the tooth.
• Num 35:19 : 19 The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.
• Num 35:30-33 : 30 Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. 31 You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death. 32 Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing them to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it.
• Deut 19:21 : 21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
• Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; even if he understands, he will not respond.
• Isa 58:3-4 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.
• Rom 13:4 : 4 For the ruler is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God's servant, an avenger who carries out wrath on the wrongdoer.