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Exodus 21:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.


Exodus 21:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 21:167 words
וְגֹנֵבwəgōnēvAnd thieve
אִישׁʾîšMan
וּמְכָרוֹûməḵārwōAnd sell
וְנִמְצָאwəniməṣāʾAnd come
בְיָדוֹvəyādwōIn hand
מוֹתmwōtDie
יוּמָתyûmātDie
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְגֹנֵבwəgōnēvAnd thieve
אִישׁʾîšMan
וּמְכָרוֹûməḵārwōAnd sell
וְנִמְצָאwəniməṣāʾAnd come
בְיָדוֹvəyādwōIn hand
מוֹתmwōtDie
יוּמָתyûmātDie

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