Exodus
Exodus 21:23
23But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life —
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| a serious injury | אָס֖וֹן | ’ā·sō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H611 mischief, evil, harm |
| results | יִהְיֶ֑ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| then you must require | וְנָתַתָּ֥ה | wə·nā·ṯat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a life | נֶ֖פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| for | תַּ֥חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| a life | נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | nā·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
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