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Exodus 21:23 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Exodus 21:23Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 21:237 words
וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
אָסוֹןʾāswōnHurt
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
וְנָתַתָּהwənātatāhAnd give
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešSoul
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
אָסוֹןʾāswōnHurt
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
וְנָתַתָּהwənātatāhAnd give
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešSoul

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