The Jewish authorities appear to be right in referring this law, like those in Exodus 21:26-27 and Exodus 21:32, to foreign slaves . The protection…

And if a man smite his servant. —The homicide previously considered has been that of freemen; but the Mosaic Law was not …

And if a man smite his servant. Although in civil matters there was a wide distinction between slaves and free men, still, so that God may…

And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod
A Canaanitish servant or maid, as the Targum of Jonathan, and …

God, who by His providence gives and maintains life, by His law protects it. A willful murderer shall be taken even from God's altar. But God provi…