Exodus 21:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed,

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  • Exod 21:20 : 20 And if a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
  • Exod 21:22 : 22 If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished according as the woman's husband imposes upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
  • Num 35:16-24 : 16 And if he strikes him with an iron instrument, so that he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him. 20 But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies; 21 Or in enmity strikes him with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meets him. 22 But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything upon him without lying in wait, 23 Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm: 24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments:
  • Deut 25:11 : 11 When men fight with each other, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who strikes him, and puts out her hand, and seizes him by his private parts,
  • 2 Sam 14:6 : 6 And your maidservant had two sons, and the two fought together in the field, and there was none to separate them, but one struck the other, and killed him.
  • Exod 2:13 : 13 And when he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, Why are you hitting your fellow?

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  • Exod 21:19-26
    8 verses
    86%

    19if he rises again and walks outside with his staff, then he who struck him shall be acquitted. He shall only pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing.

    20And if a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.

    21However, if he continues a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.

    22If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished according as the woman's husband imposes upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

    23But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life,

    24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

    26If a man strikes the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid so that it is destroyed, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

  • Exod 21:12-17
    6 verses
    80%

    12He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

    13However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.

    14But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him with guile, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

    15And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

    16He who kidnaps a man, and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.

    17And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Num 35:16-23
    8 verses
    78%

    16And if he strikes him with an iron instrument, so that he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    17And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    18Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    19The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him.

    20But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies;

    21Or in enmity strikes him with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meets him.

    22But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything upon him without lying in wait,

    23Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm:

  • Exod 22:2
    74%

    2If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodshed for him.

  • Exod 21:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35If one man's ox hurts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money from it; and the dead ox they shall also divide.

    36Or if it is known that the ox was accustomed to gore in time past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall be his own.

  • Lev 24:17-21
    5 verses
    74%

    17And he who kills any man shall surely be put to death.

    18And he who kills a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

    19And if a man causes a blemish in his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him:

    20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

    21And he who kills a beast shall restore it: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

  • Exod 21:28-30
    3 verses
    73%

    28If an ox gores a man or a woman, and they die, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted.

    29But if the ox was known to gore in time past, and its owner has been warned, and he has not kept it in, and it kills a man or woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.

    30If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life whatever is imposed on him.

  • Lev 21:19
    73%

    19Or a man who is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

  • Deut 25:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

    2And it shall be, if the wicked man deserves to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence, according to his fault, by a number of strokes.

    3Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed; lest, if he should exceed and beat him with many more stripes, then your brother should appear vile to you.

  • Deut 19:5
    72%

    5As when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies, he shall flee to one of those cities and live:

  • Deut 25:11
    72%

    11When men fight with each other, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who strikes him, and puts out her hand, and seizes him by his private parts,

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
    70%

    37Then he found another man, and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, so that in striking he wounded him.

  • Prov 23:35
    70%

    35"They have struck me," you shall say, "and I was not hurt; they have beaten me, and I did not feel it; when shall I awake, I will seek it yet again."

  • Deut 19:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and flees into one of these cities;

    12Then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

  • Deut 21:18
    70%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them,

  • Deut 21:21
    70%

    21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shall you put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear and fear.

  • Exod 2:13
    70%

    13And when he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, Why are you hitting your fellow?

  • Exod 22:14
    70%

    14If a man borrows anything from his neighbor and it is broken or dies, with its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

  • Deut 22:25
    70%

    25But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the field, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die.

  • Deut 19:21
    69%

    21Your eye shall not pity; but life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Ezek 18:18
    69%

    18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did what is not good among his people, behold, even he shall die in his iniquity.