Exodus 21:21

WEB

²¹Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.

KJV

²¹Notwithstanding^[+], if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

BSB

²¹However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.

FBV

²¹However, if after a day or two the slave gets better, the owner won't be punished because the slave is their property.

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Extra References

Leviticus 25:44-46

⁴⁴“‘As for your male and your female slaves, whom you may have from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves. ⁴⁵Moreover, of the children of the aliens who live among you, of them you may buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have conceived in your land; and they will be your property. ⁴⁶You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession. Of them you may take your slaves forever, but over your brothers the children of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.