The Meaning of Exodus 21:21 Explained

Exodus 21:21

KJV: Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

YLT: only if he remain a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he is his money.

Darby: Only, if he continue to live a day or two days, he shall not be avenged; for he is his money.

ASV: Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Notwithstanding,  if he continue  a day  or two,  he shall not be punished:  for he [is] his money. 

What does Exodus 21:21 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 21:21 mean?

Notwithstanding if a day or two he remains alive not he shall be punished for [is] his property he -
אַ֥ךְ אִם־ י֛וֹם א֥וֹ יוֹמַ֖יִם יַעֲמֹ֑ד לֹ֣א יֻקַּ֔ם כִּ֥י כַסְפּ֖וֹ הֽוּא ס

אַ֥ךְ  Notwithstanding 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַךְ  
Sense: indeed, surely (emphatic).
י֛וֹם  a  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
יוֹמַ֖יִם  two 
Parse: Noun, md
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
יַעֲמֹ֑ד  he  remains  alive 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
יֻקַּ֔ם  he  shall  be  punished 
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָקַם  
Sense: to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished.
כַסְפּ֖וֹ  [is]  his  property 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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