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If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אִם\־'im-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 21:8 word 1

רָעָ֞הra.'Ahshe is bad

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 2

בְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 3

אֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.hamaster<s> her

Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lord

Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 4

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 5

יְעָדָ֖הּye.'a.Dahhe designated her

Lemma: יָעַד (ya.ad) · Strong's: H3259

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to appoint

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:9, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 29:42, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 30:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3259; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 6

וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.Dahand he will let be ransomed her

Lemma: פָּדָה (pa.dah) · Strong's: H6299

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)

Meaning: to ransom

Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 13:13, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 34:20, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 27:27, Leviticus 27:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6299; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 7

לְעַ֥םle.'Amto a people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 8

נָכְרִ֛יna.khe.Riforeign

Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: foreign

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 9

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 10

יִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.Sholhe will have dominion

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

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

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 11

לְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.Rahto sell her

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 12

בְּבִגְדוֹ\־be.vig.dov-because has dealt treacherously he

Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to act treacherously

Used 49 times. Also: Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5, Psalms 73:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Exodus 21:8 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	אִם H0518A if
she is displeasing	→	H7451
in the eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
of her master	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
had designated her for himself	→	יָעַד H3259 to appoint
he must allow her to be redeemed	→	פָּדָה H6299 to ransom
He has no	→	לֹא H3808 not
right	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
to sell her	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
to foreigners	→	עַם H5971A people
. . .	→	נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
since he has broken faith	→	בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously
with her	→

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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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