Exodus 21:20

¶ And if a man smite his seruant, or his mayd, with a rod, and hee die vnder his hand, hee shall bee surely punished:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.
- American Standard Version (1901)

If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.
- Basic English Bible

And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.
- Darby Bible

And if a man shall smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
- Webster's Bible

If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
- World English Bible

`And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand -- he is certainly avenged;
- Youngs Literal Bible

And if a man smite his bondman, or his bondwoman, with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Exodus 21:20

21:20 Direction is given what should be done, if a servant died by his master's correction. This servant must not be an Israelite, but a Gentile slave, as the Negroes to our planters; and it is supposed that he smite him with a rod, and not with any thing that was likely to give a mortal wound, yet if he died under his hand, he should be punished for his cruelty, at the discretion of the judges, upon consideration of circumstances.