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Exodus 21:25

Exodus 21:25
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. This is to be understood of burning a man's flesh with fire; of…

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, 1882–1921

wound Gen 4:23 c (lit. for my wound). Isa 1:6.

stripe Gen 4:23 d (lit. for my stripe), Isa 1:6 [EVV. bruises, Isa 53:5.