Exodus 21:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Exodus 21:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 21:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 21:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.”

Exodus 21:26 — World English Bible

Exodus 21:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. ”

Exodus 21:26 — American Standard Version

Exodus 21:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;”

Exodus 21:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 21:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And if a man strike the eye of his bondman or the eye of his handmaid, and it be marred, he shall let him go for his eye. ”

Exodus 21:26 — Darby Translation

Exodus 21:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And if a man smite his seruant in the eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye.”

Exodus 21:26 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 21:26 in Context — Exodus 21

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

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.

27 And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

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What Does Exodus 21:26 Mean?

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