Deep Scriptural Analyzations

Exodus
Testament:Old
Description:Exodus is the second book of the Bible and recounts the story of the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt, their journey through the wilderness led by Moses, and the establishment of the Mosaic covenant at Mount Sinai. It includes the Ten Commandments and the construction of the Tabernacle.
Chapter:21
Verse:26


Translations
LanguageLanguage CodeLanguage NameVerse Text
EnglishkjvKing James VersionAnd if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
EnglishbbeBible in Basic EnglishIf a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.
EnglishwebWorld English Bible“If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
EnglishwebbeWorld English Bible, British Edition“If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
LatinclementineClementine Latin VulgateSi percusserit quispiam oculum servi sui aut ancillæ, et luscos eos fecerit, dimittet eos liberos pro oculo quem eruit.
Explanations
Age GroupExplanation
5If someone hurts a slave and they lose a tooth or an eye, the slave can go free.
10If someone hurts a slave and they lose a tooth or an eye, the slave can go free. This shows that hurting others is wrong and has consequences.
15If someone hurts a slave and they lose a tooth or an eye, the slave can go free. This shows that hurting others is wrong and has consequences. It also shows that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
20If someone hurts a slave and they lose a tooth or an eye, the slave can go free. This shows that hurting others is wrong and has consequences. It also shows that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, regardless of their status.