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And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. (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 21:26 word 1

יַכֶּ֨הya.Kehhe will strike

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 2

אִ֜ישׁ'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 21:26 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 4

עֵ֥ין'ein[the] eye of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 21:26 word 5

עַבְדּ֛וֹav.Do[male] slave his

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

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

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 21:26 word 6

אֽוֹ\־'ov-or

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 8

עֵ֥ין'ein[the] eye of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 21:26 word 9

אֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.Tofemale slave his

Lemma: אָמָה (a.mah) · Strong's: H0519

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: maidservant

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 30:3, Genesis 31:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0519; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 10

וְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּve.shi.cha.Tahand he will destroy it

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 11

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

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

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: free

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:5, Exodus 21:27, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2670; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 12

יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuhe will set free him

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to send: let go

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 13

תַּ֥חַתTa.chatin place of

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478J

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

Meaning: underneath: because of

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 21:27, Numbers 25:13, Deuteronomy 4:37, Deuteronomy 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:29, Deuteronomy 28:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478J; TAHOT Exodus 21:26 word 14

עֵינֽוֹ\׃\ \סei.Noeye his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 21:26 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	כִּי H3588A for
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
strikes	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
and blinds	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
the eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
of his manservant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
or	→	אוֹ H0176A or
maidservant	→	אָמָה H0519 maidservant
he must let the servant go	→	שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go
free	→	חׇפְשִׁי H2670 free
as compensation for	→	תַּחַת H8478J underneath: because of
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
the eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye

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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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