Exodus 21:18

If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
Exodus 21:18
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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)

וְכִֽי־יְרִיבֻ֣ן אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְהִכָּה־אִישׁ֙ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ בְּאֶ֖בֶן א֣וֹ בְאֶגְרֹ֑ף וְלֹ֥א יָמ֖וּת וְנָפַ֥ל לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃

  1. וְכִֽי־ve.khi-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יְרִיבֻ֣ןye.ri.Vun“they will quarrel !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  3. אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.Shim“men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  4. וְהִכָּה־ve.hi.kah-“and he will strike”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  5. אִישׁ֙'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. רֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.hu“neighbor his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  8. בְּאֶ֖בֶןbe.'E.ven“with a stone”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  9. א֣וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  10. בְאֶגְרֹ֑ףve.'eg.Rof“with a fist”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֶגְרֹף · “fist” · Strong's H0106
  11. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. יָמ֖וּתya.Mut“he will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  13. וְנָפַ֥לve.na.Fal“and he will fall”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  14. לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃le.mish.Kav“to a bed”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁכָּב · “bed” · Strong's H4904
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)