The Meaning of Exodus 21:3 Explained

Exodus 21:3

KJV: If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

YLT: if by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he is owner of a wife, then his wife hath gone out with him;

Darby: If he came in alone, he shall go out alone: if he had a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.

ASV: If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If he came in  by himself,  he shall go out  by himself:  if he were married,  then his wife  shall go out  with him. 

What does Exodus 21:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 21

1  Laws for men servants
5  For the servant whose ear is bored
7  For women servants
12  For manslaughter
16  For kidnappers
17  For cursers of parents
18  For smiters
22  For a hurt by chance
28  For an ox that gores
33  For him who is an occasion of harm

What do the individual words in Exodus 21:3 mean?

If by himself he comes in he shall go out owner of a wife he then shall go out his wife with him
אִם־ בְּגַפּ֥וֹ יָבֹ֖א יֵצֵ֑א בַּ֤עַל אִשָּׁה֙ ה֔וּא וְיָצְאָ֥ה אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ עִמּֽוֹ

בְּגַפּ֥וֹ  by  himself 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גַּף 
Sense: body, self (only in phrase, eg by himself).
יָבֹ֖א  he  comes  in 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יֵצֵ֑א  he  shall  go  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
בַּ֤עַל  owner 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בָּעַל 
Sense: owner, husband, lord.
אִשָּׁה֙  of  a  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
וְיָצְאָ֥ה  then  shall  go  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ  his  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
עִמּֽוֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.

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