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Exodus 21:1 Cross-References
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“Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.”
Exodus 21:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 21:1
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.'Judgments' (מִשְׁפָּטִים, mishpatim) means judicial decisions, case laws, ordinances—applications of the Decalogue's principles to specific situations. The Ten Words (ch. 20) provide foundation; the mishpatim build the superstructure of covenant community life. 'Set before them' (תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם, tasim lifneihem) echoes 19:7—formal presentation for acceptance. These aren't suggestions but divine legislation governing Israel's society. The mishpatim reveal God's justice: protecting the vulnerable (slaves, widows, aliens), limitin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 21:1
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“that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it.”
“saying”
“and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice”
“He sheweth his word unto Jacob”
“and the statutes”
“and spoke with them from heaven”
“if you will walk in my statutes”
“and shown them my ordinances”
“between blood and blood”
“I am with you always”