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"If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman`s husband demands and the judges allow.
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The Value of Unborn Life
Reformer John Calvin argues forcefully that this law protects the fetus as a human being. He states that the fetus, though in the womb, is 'already a human being' and that to cause its death is an 'almost monstrous crime.' He interprets the law to mean that if either the mother or the child dies, it is a capital offense, highlighting a strong biblical basis for the sanctity of unborn life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The rule would seem to refer to a case in which a man's wife interfered in a quarrel. This law, “the jus talionis,” is repeated elsewhere in substa…
19th Century
Anglican
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child. — It is assumed that this hurt would probably take place through the interfer…
16th Century
Protestant
If men strive, and hurt a woman. This passage at first sight is ambiguous. For if the word death39 only applies to the pregnant…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If men strive Quarrel and fight with one another, which is to be understood of Hebrews, as Aben Ezra observes:
a…
The cases mentioned here give rules of justice that were applicable then and are still in use for deciding similar matters. These laws teach us tha…
