Exodus 21:24 Go deeper
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Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (KJV)
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עַ֚יִן'A.yinan eye
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 1
תַּ֣חַתTa.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 21:24 word 2
עַ֔יִן'A.yinan eye
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 3
שֵׁ֖ןshena tooth
Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tooth
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 4
תַּ֣חַתTa.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 21:24 word 5
שֵׁ֑ןShena tooth
Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tooth
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 6
יָ֚דyada hand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 7
תַּ֣חַתTa.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 21:24 word 8
יָ֔דYada hand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 9
רֶ֖גֶלRe.gela foot
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 10
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 21:24 word 11
רָֽגֶל\׃Ra.gela foot
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Exodus 21:24 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| eye | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| for | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| eye | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| tooth | → | שֵׁן H8127G tooth |
| for | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| tooth | → | שֵׁן H8127G tooth |
| hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| for | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| foot | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| for | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| foot | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
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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