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
Original language and places
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
- וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- שֵׁ֥ןshen“[the] tooth of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8127G
- עַבְדּ֛וֹav.Do“[male] slave his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- אֽוֹ־'ov-“or”Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
- שֵׁ֥ןshen“[the] tooth of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8127G
- אֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.To“female slave his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
- יַפִּ֑ילya.Pil“he will knock out”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “deserting” · Strong's H5307H
- לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יla.cha.fe.Shi“to <the> free [person]”Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חׇפְשִׁי · “free” · Strong's H2670
- 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
- תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“in place of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “because of” · Strong's H8478J
- 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)