Exodus 21:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
He that smites a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
American King James Version (AKJV)
He that smites a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.
Webster's Revision
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall be surely put to death.
World English Bible
"One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
English Revised Version (ERV)
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.
Barnes's Exodus 21:12 Bible Commentary
The case of murder of a free man and of a bondman. See Exodus 21:20 note. The law was afterward expressly declared to relate also to foreigners, Leviticus 24:17, Leviticus 24:21-22; compare the marginal references.
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