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And ifוְאִםhe knocks outיַפִּילthe toothשֵׁןof his male slaveעַבְדּוֹorאוֹthe toothשֵׁןof his female slave,אֲמָתוֹhe shall let him goיְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּfreeלַחָפְשִׁיon account ofתַּחַתhis tooth.שִׁנּוֹ
Exodus 21:27
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:27, word by word
- he knocks outיַפִּילyapil
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “yapil” appears- the toothשֵׁןshen
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shen” 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- 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
26When 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.
27 · This verse (above)
28When an ox gores a man or a woman and the person dies, the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be clear.