“When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money.
(Exodus 21:20-21 ESV)
Does anyone have any information about why a slave didn't need to be avenged if he lived a day or two after their beating? One commentator said it was because the loss of the slave was punishment enough for the owner. But that just seems to diminish the value of human life.
(Exodus 21:20-21 ESV)
Does anyone have any information about why a slave didn't need to be avenged if he lived a day or two after their beating? One commentator said it was because the loss of the slave was punishment enough for the owner. But that just seems to diminish the value of human life.