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20 “If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she[a] dies as a result of the blow,[b] he will surely be punished.[c]

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  1. Exodus 21:20 tn Heb “so that he”; the words “or she” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  2. Exodus 21:20 tn Heb “under his hand.”
  3. Exodus 21:20 tn Heb “will be avenged” (how is not specified).