Verse Comparison: Exodus 21:20
American Standard Version
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.
Amplified® Bible
And if a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod and he [or she] dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
Contemporary English Version
Death is the punishment for beating to death any of your slaves.
Darby English Version
And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.
Good News Bible
"If a slave owner takes a stick and beats his slave, whether male or female, and the slave dies on the spot, the owner is to be punished.
King James Version
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
New American Standard Bible
"If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
New International Version
"If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished,
New King James Version
“And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall receive punishment.
Revised Standard Version
"When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished.
Young's Literal Translation
`And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand -- he is certainly avenged;
