King James Version (KJV)
Exodus 21:20
“And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.”
Verse in context — Exodus 21
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with [his] fist, and he die not, but keepeth [his] bed:
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon 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.
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he [is] his money.
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], 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 [determine].
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God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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