Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Exodus Chapter 21
Overview
Exo 21:1, Laws for men servants; Exo 21:5, For the servant whose ear is bored; Exo 21:7, For women servants; Exo 21:12, For manslaughter; Exo 21:16, For stealers of men; Exo 21:17, For cursers of parents; Exo 21:18, For smiters; Exo 21:22, For a hurt by chance; Exo 21:28, For an ox that gores; Exo 21:33, For him that is an occasion of harm.
the judgments: Lev 18:5, Lev 18:26, Lev 19:37, Lev 20:22; Num 35:24, Num 36:13; Deu 5:1, Deu 5:31, Deu 6:20; Kg1 6:12; Ch2 19:10; Neh 9:13, Neh 9:14, Neh 10:29; Psa 147:19; Eze 20:11, Eze 20:25; Mal 4:4
which: Exo 19:7, Exo 24:3, Exo 24:4; Deu 4:5, Deu 4:8, Deu 4:14, Deu 4:45, Deu 6:20; Mat 28:20; Th1 4:1
an Hebrew: Exo 12:44, Exo 22:3; Gen 27:28, Gen 27:36; Lev 25:39-41, Lev 25:44; Kg2 4:1; Neh 5:1-5, Neh 5:8; Mat 18:25; Co1 6:20
and in the: Lev 25:40-43, Lev 25:45; Deu 15:1, Deu 15:12-15, Deu 15:18, Deu 31:10; Jer 34:8-17
by himself: Heb. with his body, Deu 15:12-14
shall be her: Exo 4:22; Gen 14:14, Gen 15:3, Gen 17:13, Gen 17:27, Gen 18:19; Ecc 2:7; Jer 2:14
And if: Deu 15:16, Deu 15:17; Isa 26:13; Co2 5:14, Co2 5:15
shall plainly say: Heb. saying shall say
the judges: Exo 21:22, Exo 12:12, Exo 18:21-26, Exo 22:8, Exo 22:9, Exo 22:28; Num 25:5-8; Deu 1:16, Deu 16:18; Deu 19:17, Deu 19:18; Sa1 8:1, Sa1 8:2; Isa 1:26; Zep 3:3
bore his ear: This significant ceremony was intended as a mark of permanent servitude, and was calculated to impress the servant with the duty of hearing all his master's orders, and obeying them punctually. Psa 40:6-8
for ever: Lev 25:23, Lev 25:40; Deu 15:17; Sa1 1:22, Sa1 27:12, Sa1 28:2; Kg1 12:7
sell: Neh 5:5
please not: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc. Gen 28:8; Jdg 14:3; Sa1 8:6, Sa1 18:8 *marg.
who hath: Deu 20:7, Deu 21:11-14
seeing: Exo 8:29; Jdg 9:19; Job 6:15; Mal 2:11-15
betrothed her unto: Exo 22:17; Gen 38:11; Lev 22:13
her food: Sheairah, "her flesh;" he shall not only afford her a sufficient quantity of food, as before, but of the same quality. She is not to be fed, like a common slave, with a sufficiency of bread, vegetables, milk, etc., but with her customary supply of flesh, and other agreeable articles of food. Co1 7:1-6
Exo 20:13; Gen 9:6; Lev 24:17; Num 35:16-24, Num 35:30, Num 35:31; Deu 19:11-13; Sa2 12:13; Mat 26:52
lie not: Num 35:11, Num 35:22; Deu 19:4-6, Deu 19:11; Mic 7:2
God: Sa1 24:4, Sa1 24:10, Sa1 24:18; Sa2 16:10; Isa 10:7
I will appoint: Num 35:11; Deu 4:41-43, Deu 19:1-3, Deu 19:9; Jos 20:2-9
presumptuously: Num 15:30, Num 15:31; Deu 1:43, Deu 17:12, Deu 17:13, Deu 18:22, Deu 19:11-13; Kg1 2:29-34; Psa 19:13; Heb 10:26; Pe2 2:10
slay: Num 35:20, Num 35:21; Deu 27:24; Sa2 3:27, Sa2 20:9, Sa2 20:10
take him: Kg1 1:50, Kg1 1:51, Kg1 2:28-34; Kg2 11:15
To smite either father or mother, in a manner which indicated either contempt or malice, or left marks of violence, was deemed a proof of so ungrateful and unnatural a disposition, that no provocation was admitted as an excuse, but the offence was made capital. nay, he who cursed his father or mother, who uttered imprecations, ill wishes, or revilings, against a parent, was included in the same sense; though few crimes were made capital by the law of Moses. The law of God, as delegated to parents is honoured when they are honoured, and despised when they are despised, and to rebel against the lawful exercise of this authority is rebellion against God. - Rev. T. Scott
Deu 21:18-21, Deu 27:24; Pro 30:11, Pro 30:17; Ti1 1:9
stealeth: Gen 40:15; Deu 24:7; Ti1 1:10; Rev 18:12
selleth him: Gen 37:28
found in: Exo 22:4
curseth: or, revilteth, Lev 20:9; Deu 27:16; Pro 20:20, Pro 30:11, Pro 30:17; Mat 15:3-6; Mar 7:10, Mar 7:11
men: Exo 21:22, Exo 2:13; Deu 25:11; Sa2 14:6
another: or, his neighbour
a stone: Exo 21:20; Num 35:16-24
upon his staff: Sa2 3:29; Zac 8:4
only he shall pay: This was a wise and excellent institution. The same provision is made in the civil law; and most courts of justice still regulate their decisions in such cases by this Mosaic precept.
the loss: Heb. his ceasing
smite: Exo 21:26, Exo 21:27; Deu 19:21; Pro 29:19; Isa 58:3, Isa 58:4
he shall: Gen 9:6; Num 35:30-33
punished: Heb. avenged, Gen 4:15, Gen 4:24; Num 35:19; Rom 13:4
strive: Exo 21:18
as the judges: Exo 21:30; Deu 16:18, Deu 22:18, Deu 22:19
life for life: Num 35:31
This is the earliest account we have of the ταυτοπαθεια, tautopatheia, Lex Talionis, law of like for like.
Exo 21:26, Exo 21:27; Lev 24:19, Lev 24:20; Deu 19:21; Jdg 1:6, Jdg 1:7; Sa1 15:33; Mat 5:38-40, Mat 7:2; Luk 6:38; Rev 16:6
Exo 21:20; Deu 16:19; Neh 5:5; Job 31:13-15; Psa 9:12, Psa 10:14, Psa 10:18, Psa 72:12-14; Pro 22:22, Pro 22:23; Eph 6:9; Col 4:1
smite: Exo 21:19
the ox: Exo 21:32; Gen 9:5, Gen 9:6; Lev 20:15, Lev 20:16
his owner also: Deu 21:1-9
for the ransom: Exo 21:22, Exo 30:12; Num 35:31-33; Pro 13:8
judgment: or, sentence, Exo 21:31
Gen 37:28; Zac 11:12, Zac 11:13; Mat 26:15, Mat 27:3-9; Phi 2:7
and the ox: Exo 21:28, Exo 21:29
Psa 9:15, Psa 119:85; Pro 28:10; Ecc 10:8; Jer 18:20, Jer 18:22