Exodus 21:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 21:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 21:18 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 21:18 — KJV
“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)
Exodus 21:18 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 21:18
“When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:18: men, strive, together
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. they said...: Heb. a man said to his neighbour burn...: Heb. burn them to a burning”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:18: one, another, stone
“And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. with...: Heb. with a stone of the hand”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:18: one, smite, stone
“And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. bondage: Heb. bondmen”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:18: men, one, stone
“But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: mortally: Heb. in life”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:18: one, smite, die
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