Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 21:20 Interlinear
“ smite And if a man his servant or his maid with a rod and he die under his hand he shall be surely he shall be surely”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְכִֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | יַכֶּה֩ | H5221 | smite | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 3 | אִ֨ישׁ | H376 | And if a man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 4 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | עַבְדּ֜וֹ | H5650 | his servant | a servant |
| 6 | א֤וֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 7 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | אֲמָתוֹ֙ | H519 | or his maid | a maid-servant or female slave |
| 9 | בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט | H7626 | with a rod | a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan |
| 10 | וּמֵ֖ת | H4191 | and he die | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 11 | תַּ֣חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 12 | יָד֑וֹ | H3027 | under his hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 13 | יִנָּקֵֽם׃ | H5358 | he shall be surely | to grudge, i.e., avenge or punish |
| 14 | יִנָּקֵֽם׃ | H5358 | he shall be surely | to grudge, i.e., avenge or punish |
Verse Context
Exodus 21:19 If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff...
Exodus 21:20 (current) smite And if a man his servant or his maid with a rod and he die under his hand he shall be surely he shall be surely
Exodus 21:21Notwithstanding a day a day if he continue...