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.