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Exodus 21:7

And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
Exodus 21:7
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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)

וְכִֽי־יִמְכֹּ֥ר אִ֛ישׁ אֶת־בִּתּ֖וֹ לְאָמָ֑ה לֹ֥א תֵצֵ֖א כְּצֵ֥את הָעֲבָדִֽים׃

  1. וְכִֽי־ve.khi-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יִמְכֹּ֥רyim.Kor“he will sell”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  3. אִ֛ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. בִּתּ֖וֹbi.To“daughter his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  6. לְאָמָ֑הle.'a.Mah“to a female slave”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
  7. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. תֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'“she will go out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  9. כְּצֵ֥אתke.Tzet“when go out”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  10. הָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.Dim“the [male] slaves”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)