Exodus 21:27 Go deeper
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And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake. (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 21:27 word 1
שֵׁ֥ןshen[the] tooth of
Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tooth
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Exodus 21:27 word 2
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 21:27 word 3
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 21:27 word 4
שֵׁ֥ןshen[the] tooth of
Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tooth
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Exodus 21:27 word 5
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 21:27 word 6
יַפִּ֑ילya.Pilhe will knock out
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to fall: deserting
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 29:3, 2 Kings 25:11, 1 Chronicles 12:19, 1 Chronicles 12:20, 2 Chronicles 15:9, Proverbs 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307H; TAHOT Exodus 21:27 word 7
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 21:26, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2670; TAHOT Exodus 21:27 word 8
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 21:27 word 9
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 21:26, Numbers 25:13, Deuteronomy 4:37, Deuteronomy 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:29, Deuteronomy 28:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478J; TAHOT Exodus 21:27 word 10
שִׁנּֽוֹ\׃\ \פshi.Notooth his
Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tooth
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Exodus 21:27 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| he knocks out | → | נָפַל H5307H to fall: deserting |
| the tooth | → | שֵׁן H8127G tooth |
| 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 |
| . . . | → | שֵׁן H8127G tooth |
| the tooth | → | שֵׁן H8127G tooth |
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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