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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And if any mischief follow,.... According as that is, so shall it be done to the smiter: if death follows:
then thou…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 21:22-25
The rule would seem to refer to a case in which the wife of a man interfered in a quarrel. This law, “the jus talionis,”…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 21:22-36
Observe here,
I. The particular care which the law took of women with child, that no hurt should be done them which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Exodus 21:23-25
The Lex Talionis. But if any mischief happen, then compensation is to be made on the principle of the lex talionis.…