O panorama
Êxodo 21 abre com “Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.”, muda perto do versículo 18 com “And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he…” e termina com “Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Êxodo · Versão King James · 36Êxodo 21:1-8
Versículos 1–8: These are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Êxodo 21:1–8 abre com “Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.” e chega a “If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem judgments. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Êxodo 21:1-8
Versão King James1Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
2If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4If 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.
5And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
6Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
7And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
8If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Êxodo 21:9-16
Versículos 9–16: If he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the…
Êxodo 21:9–16 abre com “And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.” e chega a “And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Êxodo 21:9-16
Versão King James9And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
10If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
11And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
12He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
13And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Êxodo 21:17-24
Versículos 17–24: He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Êxodo 21:17–24 abre com “And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.” e chega a “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Êxodo 21:17-24
Versão King James17And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
18And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Êxodo 21:25-32
Versículos 25–32: Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Êxodo 21:25–32 abre com “Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.” e chega a “If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.” Nomear Burning mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Êxodo 21:25-32
Versão King James25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
28If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
29But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
30If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
31Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
32If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Êxodo 21:33-36
Versículos 33–36: If a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover…
Êxodo 21:33–36 abre com “And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an…” e chega a “Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Êxodo 21:33-36
Versão King James33And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
34The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
35And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Exodus 21:1 começa com “Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Exodus 21:14 forma uma mudança natural: “But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.”
A nota final
Exodus 21:36 deixa o leitor com “Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras surely, master, owner, death, free, hand ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.