Exodus 21:16
“¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.”
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Exodus 21:16 Context
14But if a man come presumptuously vpon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine Altar, that he may die. 15¶ And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall bee surely put to death. 16¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17¶ And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely bee put to death. 18¶ And if men striue together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
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And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
- King James Version
"He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Any man who gets another into his power in order to get a price for him is to be put to death, if you take him in the act.
- Basic English Bible
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall certainly be put to death.
- Darby Bible
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he shall be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
- Webster's Bible
Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
- World English Bible
`And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible