Exodus 21:20

If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
Exodus 21:20
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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־יַכֶּה֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶת־עַבְדּ֜וֹ א֤וֹ אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ֙ בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט וּמֵ֖ת תַּ֣חַת יָד֑וֹ נָקֹ֖ם יִנָּקֵֽם׃

  1. וְכִֽי־ve.khi-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יַכֶּה֩ya.Keh“he will strike”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  3. אִ֨ישׁ'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. עַבְדּ֜וֹav.Do“[male] slave his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  6. א֤וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. אֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.To“female slave his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
  9. בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶטba.She.vet“with the rod”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “staff” · Strong's H7626G
  10. וּמֵ֖תu.Met“and he will die”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  11. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “owning” · Strong's H8478K
  12. יָד֑וֹya.Do“hand his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “owner” · Strong's H3027W
  13. נָקֹ֖םna.Kom“certainly <to avenge>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָקַם · “to avenge” · Strong's H5358
  14. יִנָּקֵֽם׃yi.na.Kem“he will be avenged”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקַם · “to avenge” · Strong's H5358
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)