Exodus 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.”
Exodus 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 21:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.”
Exodus 21:16 — World English Bible
Exodus 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. ”
Exodus 21:16 — American Standard Version
Exodus 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.”
Exodus 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall certainly be put to death. ”
Exodus 21:16 — Darby Translation
Exodus 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, if it be founde with him, shall die the death.”
Exodus 21:16 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 21:16 in Context — Exodus 21
14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
What Does Exodus 21:16 Mean?
Exodus 21:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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