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Whenוְכִיa manאִישׁstrikesיַכֶּהthe eyeאֶת עֵיןof his male slaveעַבְדּוֹorאוֹthe eyeאֶת עֵיןof his female slaveאֲמָתוֹand destroys it,וְשִׁחֲתָהּhe shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּfreeלַחָפְשִׁיon account ofתַּחַתhis eye.עֵינוֹ
Exodus 21:26
Study it in the app“When a man strikes the eye of his male slave or the eye of his female slave and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:26, word by word
- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- strikesיַכֶּהyake
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “yake” appears- the eyeעֵיןen
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “en” appears- of his male slaveעַבְדּavd
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “avd” appears- of his female slaveאֲמָתamat
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amat” appears- and destroys itשִׁחֲתָshichata
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shichata” appears- he shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶyeshalche
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “yeshalche” appears- freeחָפְשִׁיchafshi
free
Free: no longer a slave; also free from duties.
Where else “chafshi” appears
The context
25burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26 · This verse (above)
27And if he knocks out the tooth of his male slave or the tooth of his female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth.