Exodus 21:16 Go deeper

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. (KJV)

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וְגֹנֵ֨בve.go.Nevand [one who] will steal

Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to steal

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Exodus 21:16 word 1

אִ֧ישׁ'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 21:16 word 2

וּמְכָר֛וֹu.me.kha.Roand he will sell him

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Exodus 21:16 word 3

וְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'and he will be found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Exodus 21:16 word 4

בְיָד֖וֹve.ya.Doin hand his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Exodus 21:16 word 5

מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

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 21:16 word 6

יוּמָֽת\׃\ \סyu.Mathe will be put to death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)

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 21:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Whoever kidnaps	→	גָּנַב H1589 to steal
another man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
must be put to death	→	מוּת H4191 to die
. . .	→	מוּת H4191 to die
whether he sells him	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
or the man is found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
in his possession	→	יָד H3027H hand: power

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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