Exodus 21:26
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And 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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
If 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.
Webster's Revision
And if a man shall smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
World 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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Definitions for Exodus 21:26
Clarke's Exodus 21:26 Bible Commentary
If a man smite the eye, etc. - See the following verse.
Barnes's Exodus 21:26 Bible Commentary
Freedom was the proper equivalent for permanent injury.