11. Strive together. In Ex. 21:22 is recorded the case of men quarreling, and the compensation to be given to a pregnant woman injured as a result of a fight between the men. In this case, legal protection is afforded the man. Some commentators have suggested that this refers to the widow of 5-10 taking hold of her brother-in-law to force him into marriage with her. If such be the application, this law would forbid the woman passing beyond the bounds of decency. However, the context makes it clear that this was a personal quarrel in which the wife of one of the men endeavored to help her husband. The word here translated “strive” might better be translated “wrestle.” It is rendered variously in Ex. 2:13; 21:22; Lev. 24:10; 2 Sam. 14:6.