Exodus 21:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 21:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 21:4 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her mas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 21:4 — KJV
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
— Exodus 21:4 (KJV)
Exodus 21:4 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 21:4
“And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:4: given, sons, daughters
“And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:4: given, sons, daughters
“All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:4: given, sons, daughters
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:4: sons, daughters, children
“And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 21:4: given, born, children
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