Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 21:18-19
"And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, 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 of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed."The "rights" protected here were two: (1) the right to be free of the charge of murder unless the man died; and (2) the right of the injured in such a fight to be compensated for time lost and physician's bills due to injuries... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 21:18
men . Hebrew, plural of 'ish, or'enesh. See App-14 . one. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . another his neighbor. read more