Exodus

Exodus 21:17–20

¹⁷Anyone who curses^c his father or mother must surely be put to death.^d

¹⁸If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, ¹⁹then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.

²⁰If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.

Footnotes

c 21:17 Or dishonors or reviles
d 21:17 Cited in Matthew 15:4|MAT 15:4and Mark 7:10

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Exodus 21:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Anyone who curses	וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל	ū·mə·qal·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
his father	אָבִ֛יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
or mother	וְאִמּ֖וֹ	wə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
must surely be put to death	מ֥וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

Exodus 21:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
men	אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
are quarreling	יְרִיבֻ֣ן	yə·rî·ḇun	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7378 strive, contend
and one	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
strikes	וְהִכָּה־	wə·hik·kāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the other	רֵעֵ֔הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
with a stone	בְּאֶ֖בֶן	bə·’e·ḇen	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a fist	בְאֶגְרֹ֑ף	ḇə·’eḡ·rōp̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H106 fist
and he does not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	יָמ֖וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
but is confined	וְנָפַ֥ל	wə·nā·p̄al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to bed	לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃	lə·miš·kāḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying

Exodus 21:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then the one who struck him	הַמַּכֶּ֑ה	ham·mak·keh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5221 smite
shall go unpunished	וְנִקָּ֣ה	wə·niq·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
as long as	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the other can get up	יָק֞וּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and walk around	וְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ	wə·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
outside	בַּח֛וּץ	ba·ḥūṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his staff	מִשְׁעַנְתּ֖וֹ	miš·‘an·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4938 id.
Nevertheless	רַ֥ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
he must compensate	יִתֵּ֖ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the man for his lost work	שִׁבְתּ֛וֹ	šiḇ·tōw	Adjective - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7674 cessation
and see that he is completely healed	וְרַפֹּ֥א	wə·rap·pō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H7495 heal

Exodus 21:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	אִ֨ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
strikes	יַכֶּה֩	yak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
his manservant	עַבְדּ֜וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
maidservant	אֲמָתוֹ֙	’ă·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
with a rod	בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט	baš·šê·ḇeṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
and the servant dies	וּמֵ֖ת	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
by	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
his hand	יָד֑וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
he shall surely be punished	נָקֹ֖ם	nā·qōm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5358 avenge, take vengeance

Cross-references

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Exodus 21:17 Proverbs 20:20 · Mark 7:10–11 · Matthew 15:3–6 · Deuteronomy 27:16 · Leviticus 20:9–10 · Proverbs 30:11

Exodus 21:18 Exodus 21:20

Exodus 21:20 Proverbs 29:19 · Deuteronomy 19:21

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