26 "An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye.
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.
26 "When a man strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye.
26 "If a slave owner hits the eye of a slave or handmaid and ruins it, the owner must let the slave go free because of the eye.
26 If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye.
26 "If a man hits his male or female slave in the eye and the eye is blinded, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye.
27 And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.
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.
27 If he knocks out the tooth of his slave, male or female, he shall let the slave go free because of his tooth.
27 If the owner knocks out the tooth of the male or female slave, the slave must be released and go free because of the tooth.
27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
27 And if a man knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.
(Read Exodus 21:22-36)
The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 21:26
Commentary on Exodus 21:22-36
(Read Exodus 21:22-36)
The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.