Exodus 21:16-18

Living Bible

¹⁶“A kidnapper must be killed, whether he is caught in possession of his victim or has already sold him as a slave.

¹⁷“Anyone who reviles or curses his mother or father shall surely be put to death.

¹⁸“If two men are fighting, and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist and injures him so that he must be confined to bed, but doesn’t die,

Exodus 21:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶“Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death,^(A) whether the victim has been sold^(B) or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.

¹⁷“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.^(C)

¹⁸“If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist^[a] and the victim does not die but is confined to bed,

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