Exodus 21:2 Go deeper

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

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 21:2 word 1

תִקְנֶה֙tik.Nehyou will buy

Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to buy

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 2

עֶ֣בֶד'E.veda slave

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 3

עִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiHebrew

Lemma: עִבְרִי (iv.ri) · Strong's: H5680

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Hebrew

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:17, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 43:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5680; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 4

שֵׁ֥שׁsheshsix

Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: six

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 5

שָׁנִ֖יםsha.Nimyears

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 6

יַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.Vodhe will serve

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 7

וּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'Itand in the seventh [year]

Lemma: שְׁבִיעִי (she.vi.i) · Strong's: H7637

Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)

Meaning: seventh

Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:4, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 8

יֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'he will go out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 9

לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.Shito <the> free [person]

Lemma: חׇפְשִׁי (choph.shi) · Strong's: H2670

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: free

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 21:5, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2670; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 10

חִנָּֽם\׃chi.Namwithout paying

Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: for nothing

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31, 2 Samuel 24:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Exodus 21:2 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	כִּי H3588A for
you buy	→	קָנָה H7069 to buy
a Hebrew	→	עִבְרִי H5680 Hebrew
servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
he is to serve you	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve
for six	→	שֵׁשׁ H8337 six
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
But in the seventh [year]	→	שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh
he shall go	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
free	→	חׇפְשִׁי H2670 free
without paying anything	→	חִנָּם H2600 for nothing

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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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