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Éxodo 21:20

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20 Si alguno hiere a su siervo o a su sierva con una vara, y muere bajo su mano, será castigado.

Éxodo 21:20 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 21:20

And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod
A Canaanitish servant or maid, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi; and that only with a rod for the correction of them, and not with a sword or any such destroying weapon, which would seem as though he intended to kill, yet nevertheless:

and he die under his hand;
immediately, while he is smiting or beating him or her, on the same day, as the above Targum interprets it:

he shall be surely punished;
or condemned to the punishment of being slain with the sword, as the said Targum and Jarchi explain it: this law was made to deter masters from using severity and cruelty towards their servants.

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Éxodo 21:20 In-Context

18 Si dos hombres riñen y uno hiere al otro con una piedra o con el puño, y no muere, pero guarda cama,
19 y se levanta y anda afuera con su bastón, el que lo hirió será absuelto; sólo pagará por su tiempo perdido, y lo cuidará hasta que esté completamente curado.
20 Si alguno hiere a su siervo o a su sierva con una vara, y muere bajo su mano, será castigado.
21 Sin embargo, si sobrevive uno o dos días, no se tomará venganza, porque es propiedad suya.
22 Y si algunos hombres luchan entre sí y golpean a una mujer encinta, y ella aborta, sin haber otro daño, ciertamente el culpable será multado según lo que el esposo de la mujer demande de él; y pagará según lo que los jueces decidan.
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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