What does Exodus 21:20 mean?
ESV: “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.
NIV: Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,
NASB: And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
CSB: "When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies under his abuse, the owner must be punished.
NLT: If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished.
KJV: And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
NKJV: “And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
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The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.
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