Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, New Living Translation “Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed. English Standard Version “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, Berean Standard Bible If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, King James Bible And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: New King James Version “If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed, New American Standard Bible “Now if people have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, NASB 1995 “If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed, NASB 1977 “And if men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed; Legacy Standard Bible “And if men contend with each other and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed, Amplified Bible “If men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, Christian Standard Bible “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed, Holman Christian Standard Bible When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed, American Standard Version And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; Contemporary English Version Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed, English Revised Version And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed: GOD'S WORD® Translation "This is what you must do whenever men quarrel and one hits the other with a rock or with his fist and injures him so that he has to stay in bed. International Standard Version "If people quarrel and one strikes the other with a rock or his fist, and he does not die but ends up in bed, Majority Standard Bible If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, NET Bible "If men fight, and one strikes his neighbor with a stone or with his fist and he does not die, but must remain in bed, New Heart English Bible "If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed; Webster's Bible Translation And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keep his bed: World English Bible “If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd when men contend, and a man has struck his neighbor with a stone, or with the fist, and he does not die, but has fallen on the bed; Young's Literal Translation 'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed; Smith's Literal Translation And if men shall contend, and a man struck his friend with a stone or with the fist, and he shall not die, and he fell upon the bed: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: Catholic Public Domain Version If men will have quarreled, and one of them has struck his neighbor with a stone or a fist, and he does not die, but lies in bed, New American Bible When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, not mortally, but enough to put him in bed, New Revised Standard Version When individuals quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or fist so that the injured party, though not dead, is confined to bed, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if two men quarrel, and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is put to bed from the injury: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when two men will fight and a man will strike his neighbor with a stone or by force and he will not die and he will fall ill: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; Brenton Septuagint Translation And if two men revile each other and smite the one the other with a stone or his fist, and he die not, but be laid upon his bed; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Personal Injury Laws…17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death. 18If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, 19then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.… Cross References Leviticus 24:19-20 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him. Deuteronomy 19:4-6 Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him: / If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life. / Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm. Numbers 35:16-21 If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. ... Matthew 5:38-39 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. Proverbs 25:8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. Matthew 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Luke 22:49-51 Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” / And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. / But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him. Genesis 4:23-24 Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. / If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” 1 Samuel 25:31 then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.” 2 Samuel 14:6 And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. 2 Kings 5:7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!” Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. Treasury of Scripture And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keeps his bed: men Exodus 21:22 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. Exodus 2:13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? Deuteronomy 25:11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: another or his neighbour. 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. Numbers 35:16-24 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death… Jump to Previous Bed Blow Causing Confined Contend Death Die Dispute Fallen Fight Fist Gives Hand Hits Keepeth Keeps Neighbour Quarrel Shut Smite Smitten Stone Strikes Strive TogetherJump to Next Bed Blow Causing Confined Contend Death Die Dispute Fallen Fight Fist Gives Hand Hits Keepeth Keeps Neighbour Quarrel Shut Smite Smitten Stone Strikes Strive TogetherExodus 21 1. Laws for men servants5. For the servant whose ear is bored 7. For women servants 12. For manslaughter 16. For kidnappers 17. For cursers of parents 18. For smiters 22. For a hurt by chance 28. For an ox that gores 33. For him who is an occasion of harm If men quarrel The phrase "If men quarrel" introduces a scenario of conflict between individuals. The Hebrew root for "quarrel" is "רִיב" (riv), which means to strive or contend. This word is often used in the Old Testament to describe disputes or legal cases. The context here is a physical altercation, reflecting the reality of human conflict and the need for laws to govern such situations. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern context where personal disputes could escalate quickly, necessitating clear legal guidelines. and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but is confined to bed (18) With a stone, or with his fist.--Comp. The difference made under the English law between wounding with a sharp or a blunt instrument. Verses 18, 19 - Severe assault. Assault was punishable by the law in two ways. Ordinarily, the rule was that of strict retaliation' ' Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe" (vers. 24, 25; compare Leviticus 24:20, and Deuteronomy 19:21). But where the assault was severe, causing a man to take to his bed, and call in the physician' s aid, something more was needed. The Rabbinical commentators tell us that in this case he was arrested, and sent to prison until it was ascertained whether the person hurt would die or no. If he died, the man was tried for murder; if he recovered, a fine was imposed. This was axed at such a sum as would at once compensate the injured man for his loss of time and defray the expense of his cure. A similar principle is adopted under our own law in many cases of civil action. Verse 18. - If men strive together. If there is a quarrel and a personal encounter. In our own law this would reduce this offence, if death ensued, to manslaughter. With a stone, or with his fist. The use of either would show absence of premeditation, and of any design to kill. A weapon would have to be prepared beforehand: a stone might be readily caught up.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction men אֲנָשִׁ֔ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person are quarreling יְרִיבֻ֣ן (yə·rî·ḇun) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend and one אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person strikes וְהִכָּה־ (wə·hik·kāh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike the other רֵעֵ֔הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow with a stone בְּאֶ֖בֶן (bə·’e·ḇen) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if a fist, בְאֶגְרֹ֑ף (ḇə·’eḡ·rōp̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 106: The clenched hand and he does not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no die יָמ֖וּת (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill but is confined וְנָפַ֥ל (wə·nā·p̄al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie to bed, לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃ (lə·miš·kāḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying Links Exodus 21:18 NIVExodus 21:18 NLT Exodus 21:18 ESV Exodus 21:18 NASB Exodus 21:18 KJV Exodus 21:18 BibleApps.com Exodus 21:18 Biblia Paralela Exodus 21:18 Chinese Bible Exodus 21:18 French Bible Exodus 21:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 21:18 If men quarrel and one strikes (Exo. 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