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1 | When is abortion right? | Ex 21:23 | CDBJ | 74799 | ||
Hello Hank, I don't recall seeing to many miscarriages walking around. Exodus 21:22 "And if men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she has a miscarriage, yet there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him; and he shall pay as the judges decide. The injury was to the woman according to sentence structure not to the miscarriage, if there was no other injury to the woman besides the problem of loosing the fetus. Love trumps knowledge, CDBJ |
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2 | When is abortion right? | Ex 21:23 | Morant61 | 74848 | ||
Greetings CDBJ! I haven't read all of this thread, so forgive me if I repeat something which has already been said. Many translations of Ex. 21:22 use the term 'miscarriage' to translate the Hebrew terms. However, this is a major leap in logic. The Hebrew literally says, "so that her fruit comes forth without mischief". There isn't any indication in this verse that the 'fruit' died or was miscarried. The best choice seems to be to take the phrase to mean that the baby is born prematurely, yet without harm to the baby or the mother. This also makes better sense of the passage. An accident which causes a premature birth only results in a fine. However, if either mother or baby are harmed, then it is to be 'eye for eye'...'life for life'. This is a very strong passage demonstrating the value of even the unborn human life. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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