Exodus 21:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 21:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

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WEB

World English Bible

“Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 21

¹⁴ But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.

¹⁵ Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.

¹⁶ Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

¹⁷ Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

¹⁸ If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

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