Exodus 21:14 Go deeper
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But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. (KJV)
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וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 1
יָזִ֥דya.Zidhe will act presumptuously
Lemma: זִיד (zud) · Strong's: H2102
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to boil
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Exodus 18:11, Deuteronomy 1:43, Deuteronomy 17:13, Deuteronomy 18:20, Nehemiah 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2102; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 2
אִ֛ישׁ'ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 3
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 4
רֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 5
לְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.Goto kill him
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 6
בְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.Mahwith cunning
Lemma: עׇרְמָה (or.mah) · Strong's: H6195
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: craftiness
Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 9:4, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 8:5, Proverbs 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6195; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 7
מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom with
Lemma: מֵעִם (me.im) · Strong's: H5973B
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from with
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 26:16, Genesis 31:31, Genesis 41:32, Genesis 44:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973B; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 8
מִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.Chialtar my
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 9
תִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuyou will take him
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 10
לָמֽוּת\׃\ \סla.Mutto die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Exodus 21:14 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But if | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| schemes | → | עׇרְמָה H6195 craftiness |
| and acts willfully | → | זִיד H2102 to boil |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| to kill him | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| you must take him | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| away from | → | מֵעִם H5973B from with |
| My altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| to be put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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