Exodus 21:23 Go deeper

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, (KJV)

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וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 1

אָס֖וֹן'a.Sonharm

Lemma: אָסוֹן (a.son) · Strong's: H0611

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

Meaning: harm

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Exodus 21:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0611; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 2

יִהְיֶ֑הyih.Yehit will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 3

וְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.Tahand you will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to give: pay

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:28, Exodus 2:9, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414N; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 4

נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.fesha life

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 5

תַּ֥חַתTa.chatin place of

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: instead

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 6

נָֽפֶשׁ\׃Na.fesha life

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Exodus 21:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

But if	→	אִם H0518A if
a serious injury	→	אָסוֹן H0611 harm
results	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
then you must require	→	נָתַן H5414N to give: pay
a life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
for	→	תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead
a life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

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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