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Exodus 21:18 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Exodus 21:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 21 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: another: or, his neighbour”
Exodus 21:18 (KJV)
Commentary on 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:This judgment (mishpat) from the Book of the Covenant applies moral law to civil society. God's justice is comprehensive—addressing economic disputes, family relations, and community welfare. The case laws teach covenant people how to love God and neighbor practically. Through detailed ordinances, God shapes Israel as holy nation, distinct from pagan neighbors. These laws reveal God's character: just, merciful, concerned with details of everyday life.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Exodus 21:18
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“and they two strove together in the field”
“and the wife of the one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him”
“and behold”
“so that he died”