Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If men quarrel, and one strike a woman with child and she miscarry indeed, but live herself: he shall be answerable for so much damage as the woman's husband shall require, and as arbiters shall award. strive Exodus 21:18 If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: as the judges Exodus 21:30 And if they set a price upon him, he shall give for his life whatsoever is laid upon him. Deuteronomy 16:18 Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment, Deuteronomy 22:18,19 And the ancients of that city shall take that man, and beat him, . . . Context Personal Injury Laws…21But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money. 22If men quarrel, and one strike a woman with child and she miscarry indeed, but live herself: he shall be answerable for so much damage as the woman's husband shall require, and as arbiters shall award.23But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life,… Cross References Exodus 21:30 And if they set a price upon him, he shall give for his life whatsoever is laid upon him. Deuteronomy 22:18 And the ancients of that city shall take that man, and beat him, Deuteronomy 22:19 Condemning him besides in a hundred sicles of silver, which he shall give to the damsel's father, because he hath defamed by a very ill name a virgin of Israel: and he shall have her to wife, and may not put her away all the days of his life. Lexicon Ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction men אֲנָשִׁ֗ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind who are fighting יִנָּצ֣וּ (yin·nā·ṣū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5327: To go forth, to be expelled, desolate, to lay waste, to quarrel strike וְנָ֨גְפ֜וּ (wə·nā·ḡə·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5062: To push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict a pregnant הָרָה֙ (hā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2030: Pregnant woman אִשָּׁ֤ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female and her child יְלָדֶ֔יהָ (yə·lā·ḏe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring is born prematurely, וְיָצְא֣וּ (wə·yā·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim but there is יִהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no [further] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no injury, אָס֑וֹן (’ā·sō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 611: Mischief, evil, harm he shall surely be fined עָנ֣וֹשׁ (‘ā·nō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 6064: To urge, to inflict a, penalty, to fine as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the woman’s הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female husband בַּ֣עַל (ba·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner demands יָשִׁ֤ית (yā·šîṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7896: To put, set and as the court allows. וְנָתַ֖ן (wə·nā·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set Additional Translations If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.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 on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if two men strive and smite a woman with child, and her child be born imperfectly formed, he shall be forced to pay a penalty: as the woman's husband may lay upon him, he shall pay with a valuation. And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined, according as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and shall give it as the judges estimate. And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall 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. "If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow. 'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges; Jump to Previous Allow Birth Child Demands Depart Fight Fined Follow Follows Fruit Further Gives Harm Hurt Husband Injury Judges Lay Miscarriage Mischief Pregnant Punished Strike Strive Struggle Surely Woman'sJump to Next Allow Birth Child Demands Depart Fight Fined Follow Follows Fruit Further Gives Harm Hurt Husband Injury Judges Lay Miscarriage Mischief Pregnant Punished Strike Strive Struggle Surely Woman'sExternal Links Exodus 21:22 NIVExodus 21:22 NLT Exodus 21:22 ESV Exodus 21:22 NASB Exodus 21:22 ASV Exodus 21:22 Bible Apps Exodus 21:22 Biblia Paralela Exodus 21:22 Chinese Bible Exodus 21:22 French Bible Exodus 21:22 German Bible Alphabetical: a allows and are as be birth but child court decide demand demands each fighting fined further gives has he him hit husband If injury is judges may men miscarriage must no of offender other pay pregnant prematurely serious shall she so strike struggle surely that the there whatever who with woman woman's yet OT Law: Exodus 21:22 If men fight and hurt a pregnant (Exo. 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