Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Leviticus.24.18", "source": "וּמַכֵּ֥ה נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַת נָֽפֶשׁ׃", "text": "*ûmakkēh nepeš-bəhēmāh yəšalləmennāh nepeš taḥat nāpeš*", "grammar": { "*ûmakkēh*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who strikes/kills", "*nepeš-bəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - life of animal", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he shall make it good/repay it", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of", "*nāpeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul" }, "variants": { "*ûmakkēh*": "one who strikes/kills/injures", "*nepeš-bəhēmāh*": "animal life/the life of a beast", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "shall repay it/make restitution for it/compensate for it", "*nepeš taḥat nāpeš*": "life for life/like for like" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 24:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Leviticus.24.21", "source": "וּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃", "text": "*ûmakkēh bəhēmāh yəšalləmennāh ûmakkēh ʾādām yûmāt*", "grammar": { "*ûmakkēh*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who strikes/kills", "*bəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - animal/beast", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he shall make it good/repay it", "*ûmakkēh*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who strikes/kills", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*yûmāt*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death" }, "variants": { "*ûmakkēh*": "one who strikes/kills/injures", "*bəhēmāh*": "animal/beast/livestock", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "shall repay it/make restitution for it/compensate for it", "*ʾādām*": "person/human/man", "*yûmāt*": "shall be put to death/shall be executed" } }
  • Exod 21:34-36 : 34 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.34", "source": "בַּעַל הַבּוֹר יְשַׁלֵּם כֶּסֶף יָשִׁיב לִבְעָלָיו וְהַמֵּת יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ", "text": "*baʿal* the *bôr* *yəshallēm* *kesep* *yāshîb* *li-bəʿālāyw* *wə-ha-mēt* *yihyeh-lô*", "grammar": { "*baʿal*": "masculine construct noun - owner of", "*bôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the pit", "*yəshallēm*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - shall make compensation", "*kesep*": "masculine singular noun - silver/money", "*yāshîb*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall restore", "*li-bəʿālāyw*": "preposition *lə* + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to its owner", "*wə-ha-mēt*": "conjunction *wə* + definite article + masculine singular adjective - and the dead animal", "*yihyeh-lô*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - shall be his" }, "variants": { "*yəshallēm*": "shall make compensation/shall pay/shall make restitution", "*yāshîb*": "he shall restore/he shall return/he shall pay back", "*wə-ha-mēt yihyeh-lô*": "and the dead animal shall be his/he may keep the carcass" } } 35 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.35", "source": "וְכִי־יִגֹּף שׁוֹר־אִישׁ אֶת־שׁוֹר רֵעֵהוּ וָמֵת וּמָכְרוּ אֶת־הַשּׁוֹר הַחַי וְחָצוּ אֶת־כַּסְפּוֹ וְגַם אֶת־הַמֵּת יֶחֱצוּן", "text": "*wə-kî-yiggōph* *shôr-ʾîsh* *ʾet-shôr* *rēʿēhû* *wā-mēt* *û-mākhərû* *ʾet-ha-shôr* the *chay* *wə-chāṣû* *ʾet-kaspô* *wə-gam* *ʾet-ha-mēt* *yechĕṣûn*", "grammar": { "*wə-kî*": "conjunction + conjunction - and if", "*yiggōph*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it injures", "*shôr-ʾîsh*": "masculine singular noun in construct with masculine singular noun - the ox of a man", "*ʾet-shôr*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun - the ox of", "*rēʿēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor", "*wā-mēt*": "conjunction *wə* + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it dies", "*û-mākhərû*": "conjunction *wə* + qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - then they shall sell", "*ʾet-ha-shôr*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the ox", "*chay*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the living", "*wə-chāṣû*": "conjunction *wə* + qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and divide", "*ʾet-kaspô*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its money", "*wə-gam*": "conjunction *wə* + adverb - and also", "*ʾet-ha-mēt*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular adjective - the dead animal", "*yechĕṣûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - they shall divide" }, "variants": { "*yiggōph*": "injures/strikes/hurts", "*wā-mēt*": "and it dies/so that it dies", "*mākhərû*": "they shall sell/they must sell", "*chāṣû*": "divide/split/share", "*yechĕṣûn*": "they shall divide/they must share" } } 36 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.36", "source": "אוֹ נוֹדַע כִּי שׁוֹר נַגָּח הוּא מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ בְּעָלָיו שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם שׁוֹר תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר וְהַמֵּת יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ", "text": "*ʾô* *nôdaʿ* *kî* *shôr* *naggāch* *hûʾ* *mittəmôl* *shilshōm* *wə-lōʾ* *yishmərennû* *bəʿālāyw* *shallēm* *yəshallēm* *shôr* *tachat* the *shôr* *wə-ha-mēt* *yihyeh-lô*", "grammar": { "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*nôdaʿ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it was known", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*shôr*": "masculine singular noun - an ox", "*naggāch*": "piel participle, masculine singular - prone to goring", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - it", "*mittəmôl*": "preposition *min* + masculine singular noun - from yesterday", "*shilshōm*": "masculine singular noun - day before yesterday", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle - and not", "*yishmərennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he keeps it in", "*bəʿālāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its owner", "*shallēm yəshallēm*": "infinitive absolute + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall surely make restitution", "*shôr*": "masculine singular noun - an ox", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*shôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the ox", "*wə-ha-mēt*": "conjunction *wə* + definite article + masculine singular adjective - and the dead animal", "*yihyeh-lô*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - shall be his" }, "variants": { "*nôdaʿ*": "it was known/it is known/it has been established", "*naggāch*": "prone to goring/habitually gores", "*mittəmôl shilshōm*": "from yesterday and the day before/previously/for some time", "*yishmərennû*": "he keeps it in/restrains it/guards it", "*shallēm yəshallēm*": "he shall surely make restitution/he must certainly pay compensation", "*wə-ha-mēt yihyeh-lô*": "and the dead animal shall be his/he may keep the carcass" } }