Exodus 21:2

If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
Exodus 21:2
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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)

כִּ֤י תִקְנֶה֙ עֶ֣בֶד עִבְרִ֔י שֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים יַעֲבֹ֑ד וּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔ת יֵצֵ֥א לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖י חִנָּֽם׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תִקְנֶה֙tik.Neh“you will buy”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  3. עֶ֣בֶד'E.ved“a slave”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  4. עִבְרִ֔י'iv.Ri“Hebrew”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִבְרִי · “Hebrew” · Strong's H5680
  5. שֵׁ֥שׁshesh“six”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
  6. שָׁנִ֖יםsha.Nim“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  7. יַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.Vod“he will serve”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “serve[someone]” · Strong's H5647G
  8. וּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'It“and in the seventh [year]”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבִיעִי · “seventh” · Strong's H7637
  9. יֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'“he will go out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  10. לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.Shi“to <the> free [person]”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חׇפְשִׁי · “free” · Strong's H2670
  11. חִנָּֽם׃chi.Nam“without paying”
    Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)