Exodus 21:16

“Whoever kidnaps someone ¹  and sells him, ²  or is caught still holding him, ³  must surely be put to death.

biblegateway Exo 21:16

"Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death.

biblegateway Exo 21:16

"He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.

biblegateway Exo 21:16

"Kidnappers must be killed, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves.

biblegateway Exo 21:16

"If someone kidnaps a person, the penalty is death, regardless of whether the person has been sold or is still held in possession.

SABDAweb Exo 21:16

Any man who gets another into his power in order to get a price for him is to be put to death, if you take him in the act.

bibleoremus Exo 21:16

Whoever kidnaps a person, whether that person has been sold or is still held in possession, shall be put to death.

biblegateway Exo 21:16

"He who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.

biblegateway Exo 21:16

“Whoever kidnaps someone ¹  and sells him, ²  or is caught still holding him, ³  must surely be put to death.

¹ tn Heb “a stealer of a man,” thus “anyone stealing a man.”

² sn The implication is that it would be an Israelite citizen who was kidnapped and sold to a foreign tribe or country (like Joseph). There was always a market for slaves. The crime would be in forcibly taking the individual away from his home and religion and putting him into bondage or death.

³ tn Literally “and he is found in his hand” (KJV and ASV both similar), being not yet sold.