Exodus 21:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 21:1-11

The Exod. 21:1 is the general title of the laws contained in this and the two following chapters, some of them relating to the religious worship of God, but most of them relating to matters between man and man. Their government being purely a Theocracy, that which in other states is to be settled by human prudence was directed among them by a divine appointment, so that the constitution of their government was peculiarly adapted to make them happy. These laws are called judgments, because they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 21:11

And if he do not these three unto her ,.... Not the three things last mentioned; though this sense, Aben Ezra says, many of their interpreters give, which is rejected by him, so do some Christian expositors; but these three things are, espousing her to himself, or to his son, or redeeming her by the hand of her father; that is, letting her be redeemed by him, as the Targum of Jonathan; and so Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Ben Melech: the meaning is, if one or other of these things are not done: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 21:11

These three - Her food, שארה sheerah , her flesh, for she must not, like a common slave, be fed merely on vegetables. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:1-11

Regulations for the treatment of slaves. I. THE CONDITIONAL ELEMENT RUNNING THROUGH THESE REGULATIONS . What a difference there is here from the strong, uncompromising imperatives of Exodus 20:1-26 ! There we feel that we have to do with man, not only as he is at the time, a Hebrew in the wilderness, but with every man, in every age, and in all sorts of social circumstances. The ten commandments simply assume humanity and society. But the regulations now to be considered... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:2-11

Slavery . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:2-12

Hebrew bond-service. The laws relating to this subject are to be found, in addition to those in the present chapter, in Exodus 12:43-45 ; Exodus 22:3 ; Le Exodus 25:39 -55; Exodus 26:13 ; Deuteronomy 12:12 , Deuteronomy 12:18 ; Deuteronomy 15:15-19 ; Deuteronomy 16:11 , Deuteronomy 16:14 ; Deuteronomy 21:10-15 ; Deuteronomy 23:15 ; Deuteronomy 24:7 . An impartial examination of these laws will show how fallacious must be every argument attempted to be deduced from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:2-35

The slave laws. Slave laws belong to all communities, and not to some only, slavery being really a universal and not a partial institution. In the most civilised communities of modern Europe, there are two large classes of slaves—lunatics and criminals. The law openly condemns these last to penal servitude, which may be for life; and this "servitude," as Lord Chief Justice Coleridge has repeatedly pointed out, is simply a form of slavery. Ancient communities differed from modern— 1 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:11

If he do not these three unto her . Not the "three" points of the latter part of Exodus 21:10 ; but one of the three courses laid down in Exodus 21:8 , Exodus 21:9 , and Exodus 21:10 . She shall go out free — i.e; she shall not be retained as a drudge, a mere maidservant, but shall return to her father at once, a free woman, capable of contracting another marriage; and without money — i.e; without the father being called upon to refund any portion of the stun for which he had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 21:11

If he do not these three unto her - The words express a choice of one of three things. The man was to give the woman, whom he had purchased from her father, her freedom, unless(i) he caused her to be redeemed by a Hebrew master Exodus 21:8; or,(ii) gave her to his son, and treated her as a daughter Exodus 21:9; or,(iii) in the event of his taking another wife Exodus 21:10, unless he allowed her to retain her place and privileges.These rules Exodus 21:7-11 are to be regarded as mitigations of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 21:1-11

Laws concerning slavery (21:1-11)Among the Hebrews a slave had rights. Any person, man or woman, who became the slave of another Hebrew, could not be held as a slave for more than six years (21:1-2; Deuteronomy 15:12). If a man took his wife with him into slavery, he also took her with him when he was released. If he was unmarried when he became a slave, then later was given a wife by his master, he did not take his wife and children with him when released. They remained with the master.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 21:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 21:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 21:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:2-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:2-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:2-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 21:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 21:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 21:1-11

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