Exodus 21:27

And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
Exodus 21:27
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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)

וְאִם־שֵׁ֥ן עַבְדּ֛וֹ אֽוֹ־שֵׁ֥ן אֲמָת֖וֹ יַפִּ֑יל לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ תַּ֥חַת שִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פ

  1. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  2. שֵׁ֥ןshen“[the] tooth of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8127G
  3. עַבְדּ֛וֹav.Do“[male] slave his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  4. אֽוֹ־'ov-“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  5. שֵׁ֥ןshen“[the] tooth of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8127G
  6. אֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.To“female slave his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
  7. יַפִּ֑ילya.Pil“he will knock out”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “deserting” · Strong's H5307H
  8. לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.Shi“to <the> free [person]”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חׇפְשִׁי · “free” · Strong's H2670
  9. יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nu“he will set free him”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “let go” · Strong's H7971H
  10. תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “because of” · Strong's H8478J
  11. שִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פshi.No“tooth his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8127G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)