If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.Exodus 21:4
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)
אִם־אֲדֹנָיו֙ יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ אִשָּׁ֔ה וְיָלְדָה־ל֥וֹ בָנִ֖ים א֣וֹ בָנ֑וֹת הָאִשָּׁ֣ה וִילָדֶ֗יהָ תִּהְיֶה֙ לַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָ וְה֖וּא יֵצֵ֥א בְגַפּֽוֹ׃
- אִם־'im-“if”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- אֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.Nav“master<s> his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- יִתֶּן־yi.ten-“he will give”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give(marriage)” · Strong's H5414O
- ל֣וֹlo“to <the> him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.Shah“a wife”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- וְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-“and she will bear”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- ל֥וֹlo“to <the> him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- בָנִ֖יםva.Nim“sons”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- א֣וֹ'o“or”Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
- בָנ֑וֹתva.Not“daughters”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- הָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.Shah“the woman”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- וִילָדֶ֗יהָvi.la.Dei.ha“and children her”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יֶ֫לֶד · “youth” · Strong's H3206
- תִּהְיֶה֙tih.Yeh“she will belong”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.ha“to master<s> her”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- וְה֖וּאve.Hu'“and he”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'“he will go out”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- בְגַפּֽוֹ׃ve.ga.Po“with body his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גַּף · “single|height” · Strong's H1610
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)