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Exodus 21:12

Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
Exodus 21:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מַכֵּ֥ה אִ֛ישׁ וָמֵ֖ת מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃

  1. מַכֵּ֥הma.Keh“[one who] will strike”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  2. אִ֛ישׁ'ish“<of> anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  3. וָמֵ֖תva.Met“and he will die”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  4. מ֥וֹתMot“certainly <to to die>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  5. יוּמָֽת׃yu.Mat“he will be put to death”
    Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)