Exodus 21:26
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If a man smite the eye of his servant,.... Give him a blow on the eye in a passion, as a correction for some fault he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 21:26-27
Freedom was the proper equivalent for permanent injury.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
If a man smite the eye, etc. - See the following verse.
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 21:26-27
Striking out the eye or tooth of a slave. The person of slave being not as valuable as that of a free man, the lex…
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