The Meaning of Exodus 21:23 Explained

Exodus 21:23

KJV: And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

YLT: and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,

Darby: But if mischief happen, then thou shalt give life for life,

ASV: But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if [any] mischief follow,  then thou shalt give  life  for life, 

What does Exodus 21:23 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 21:23 mean?

But if [any] harm follows then you shall give life for life
וְאִם־ אָס֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה נֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַת נָֽפֶשׁ

וְאִם־  But  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
אָס֖וֹן  [any]  harm 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסׄון  
Sense: evil, mischief, harm, hurt.
יִהְיֶ֑ה  follows 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה  then  you  shall  give 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
נֶ֖פֶשׁ  life 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
נָֽפֶשׁ  life 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.

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