...might argue that 'servant' is not the same as 'slave', but the language of the Bible is consistent: And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is...

...writer meant by the word servant, I will read from the 2ist chapter of Exodus, verses 20 and 2 1 : " And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand ; he shall be surely punished. " Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished : for...

...doorpost ; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.4 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished ; for he...

...were made for stripes and chains. In the same chapter of the same inspired book, we are told that, "if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he...

...rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property." God punished former slave masters and friends for their ill treatment of the black African...

...They were not to be released at the year of Jubilee. Slaves were to be treated fairly and justly. "And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be severely punished. " Exodus 21:20 KJV "And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of...