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Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again . (KJV)

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שֶׁ֚בֶרShe.vera fracture

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

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

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2, Proverbs 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 1

תַּ֣חַתTa.chatfor

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 Leviticus 24:20 word 2

שֶׁ֔בֶרShe.vera fracture

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

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

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2, Proverbs 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 3

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 Leviticus 24:20 word 4

תַּ֣חַתTa.chatfor

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 Leviticus 24:20 word 5

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 Leviticus 24:20 word 6

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 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 7

תַּ֣חַתTa.chatfor

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 Leviticus 24:20 word 8

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 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 9

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 10

יִתֵּ֥ןyi.Tenhe will make

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 11

מוּם֙muma blemish

Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B

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

Meaning: blemish

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 12

בָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.Damon <the> person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 13

כֵּ֖ןkenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 14

יִנָּ֥תֶןyi.Na.tenit will be made

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Leviticus 24:20 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

fracture	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking
for	→	תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead
fracture	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking
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
Just as	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
he injured	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
. . .	→	מוּם H3971B blemish
the other person	→	אָדָם H0120G man
the same	→	כֵּן H3651C so
must be inflicted	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
on him	→

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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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