Bible Commentary

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 23. If thou afflict him in any wise, and he cry at all unto me, I will surely hear his cry ] so the Heb., making it probable that vv. 21b, 22 (which are moreover … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:23”

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 22. The helpless widow, and orphan, not to be oppressed. The widow, the orphan, and the ‘sojourner,’ as liable in various ways to suffer from rapacious judges, and hard-hearted moneyed men, are constantly commended to the philanthropic regard of the Israelite in Dt. (Deu 10:18, Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:22”

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 21. a sojourner shalt thou not wrong ; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt ] The ‘sojourner’ ( gr), or resident foreigner (see on Exo 12:48; and cf. Exo 2:22, Exo 20:10), had at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:21”

He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 20. Sacrifice by an Israelite to any god save Jehovah to be punished with the ban. Jehovah is a ‘jealous God’ (Exo 20:5), who does not tolerated the worship of any other god beside Himself. utterly destroyed ] banned … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:20”

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 19. Cf. Lev 18:23; Lev 20:15 f. (both H); Deu 27:21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 19. Lieth with a beast] If this most abominable crime had not been common, it never would have been mentioned in a sacred code … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:19”

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 18. Magic and divination were practised extensively in the ancient world, as indeed they are still among uncivilised peoples and among the uneducated even in civilised countries: we have particularly abundant information respecting the practice of them in Assyria (see briefly the writer’s Daniel, in the Camb. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:18”

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 17. If, however, the father will not give her in marriage to her seducer, he must still pay him the usual marriage-price that would be expected for a daughter. In Deu 22:28 the penalty for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:17”

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 16. a marriage-price ] Heb. mhar, Arab, mahr; i.e. not a ‘dowry,’ but the price paid for the wife to her parents or family, according to ancient Hebrew custom (cf. Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:16”

[But] if the owner thereof [be] with it, he shall not make [it] good: if it [be] a hired [thing], it came for his hire. 15. it came for its hire ] and therefore, it is presumed, the owner was prepared to take the risk, so that compensation for injury is unnecessary. The sense expressed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:15”

And if a man borrow [aught] of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof [being] not with it, he shall surely make [it] good. 14. barrow (an animal)] No object is expressed in the Heb.: it must be understood from vv. 10 13. The sequel shews that an animal is intended. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 22:14”