Exodus 21:22
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.”Exodus 21:22
What Does Exodus 21:22 Mean?
Exodus 21:22 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 21, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Law.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Exodus 21:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:38“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”Deuteronomy 22:18“And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;”Exodus 21:30“If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.”Exodus 21:6“Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.”Exodus 21:18“And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:”Deuteronomy 16:18“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”Deuteronomy 17:8“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;”2 Kings 23:33“And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.”
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