If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
Cross References
Exodus 21:19then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
Exodus 21:21However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
Treasury of Scripture
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
smite
Exodus 21:26,27
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…
Deuteronomy 19:21
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
he shall
Genesis 9:6
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Numbers 35:30-33
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die…
punished.
Genesis 4:15,24
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him…
Numbers 35:19
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Romans 13:4
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
