his master shall take him before God. .” He shall be brought to the door or the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall then remain his master’s slave for life.
Translation Notes
*before God — Others “to the judges
Word-by-Word Analysis
והגישו
330
אדניו
71
אלהאלהים
122
והגישו
330
אלהדלת
470
או
7
אלהמזוזה
101
ורצע
366
אדניו
71
אתאזנו
465
במרצע
402
ועבדו
88
לעלםס
230
Exodus 21:7
Gematria: 2666
וכיימכראישאתבתולאמהלאתצאכצאתהעבדים
When a parent parent More precisely, “[salient] participant [in the situation],” which would include the girl’s mother; cf. 2 Kings 4.1. Trad. “man.” See the Dictionary under ’ish. sells a daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as other slaves do.
If she proves to be displeasing to her master, who designated her for himself, he must let her be redeemed; he shall not have the right to sell her to outsiders, since he broke faith with her.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אםרעה
316
בעיני
142
אדניה
70
אשרלו
537
לא
31
יעדה
89
והפדה
100
לעם
140
נכרי
280
לאימשל
411
למכרה
295
בבגדובה
24
Exodus 21:9
Gematria: 1616
ואםלבנוייעדנהכמשפטהבנותיעשהלה
And if the master designated her for a son, he shall deal with her as is the practice with free maidens.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואםלבנו
135
ייעדנה
149
כמשפט
449
הבנות
463
יעשהלה
420
Exodus 21:10
Gematria: 2646
אםאחרתיקחלושארהכסותהוענתהלאיגרע
If he takes another [into the household as his wife], he must not withhold from this one her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights. conjugal rights Or “ointments.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
אםאחרת
650
יקחלו
154
שארה
506
כסותה
491
וענתה
531
לא
31
יגרע
283
Exodus 21:11
Gematria: 1655
ואםשלשאלהלאיעשהלהויצאהחנםאיןכסףס
If he fails her in these three ways, she shall go free, without payment.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואםשלשאלה
713
לא
31
יעשה
385
לה
35
ויצאה
112
חנם
98
אין
61
כסףס
220
Exodus 21:12
Gematria: 1724
מכהאישומתמותיומת
One who fatally strikes another party shall be put to death.
Word-by-Word Analysis
מכה
65
איש
311
ומת
446
מות
446
יומת
456
Exodus 21:13
Gematria: 2864
ואשרלאצדהוהאלהיםאנהלידוושמתילךמקוםאשרינוסשמהס
If [a man] [a man] Like all ancient Near Eastern law collections, the Torah’s laws are illustrative rather than comprehensive. Its asylum schema does not appear to treat the case of a woman who kills someone, which would have been more complicated. did so but not by design—it came about by an act of God—I will assign you a place to which he can flee.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואשר
507
לא
31
צדה
99
והאלהים
97
אנה
56
לידו
50
ושמתי
756
לך
50
מקום
186
אשר
501
ינוס
126
שמהס
405
Exodus 21:14
Gematria: 2627
וכייזדאישעלרעהולהרגובערמהמעםמזבחיתקחנולמותס
When one party schemes against another and kills through treachery, you shall take that person from My very altar to be put to death.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וכייזד
57
איש
311
עלרעהו
381
להרגו
244
בערמה
317
מעם
150
מזבחי
67
תקחנו
564
למותס
536
Exodus 21:15
Gematria: 1105
ומכהאביוואמומותיומתס
One who strikes one’s father or mother shall be put to death.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומכה
71
אביו
19
ואמו
53
מות
446
יומתס
516
Exodus 21:16
Gematria: 1815
וגנבאישומכרוונמצאבידומותיומתס
One who kidnaps another party—whether having sold or still holding the victim—shall be put to death.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וגנב
61
איש
311
ומכרו
272
ונמצא
187
בידו
22
מות
446
יומתס
516
Exodus 21:17
Gematria: 1240
ומקללאביוואמומותיומתס
One who insults insults Or “reviles.” one’s father or mother shall be put to death.
When [two or more] parties fight, and one of them pushes a pregnant woman and a miscarriage results, but no other damage ensues, the one responsible the one responsible Heb. “he.” shall be fined according as the woman’s husband may exact, the payment to be based on reckoning. .”
Translation Notes
*on reckoning — Others “as the judges determine
Word-by-Word Analysis
וכיינצו
192
אנשים
401
ונגפו
145
אשה
306
הרה
210
ויצאו
113
ילדיה
59
ולא
37
יהיה
30
אסון
117
ענוש
426
יענש
430
כאשר
521
ישית
720
עליו
116
בעל
102
האשה
311
ונתן
506
בפללים
192
Exodus 21:23
Gematria: 2723
ואםאסוןיהיהונתתהנפשתחתנפש
But if other damage ensues, the penalty shall be life for life,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואםאסון
164
יהיה
30
ונתתה
861
נפש
430
תחת
808
נפש
430
Exodus 21:24
Gematria: 4686
עיןתחתעיןשןתחתשןידתחתידרגלתחתרגל
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Word-by-Word Analysis
עין
130
תחת
808
עין
130
שן
350
תחת
808
שן
350
יד
14
תחת
808
יד
14
רגל
233
תחת
808
רגל
233
Exodus 21:25
Gematria: 3488
כויהתחתכויהפצעתחתפצעחבורהתחתחבורהס
burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
If, however, that ox has been in the habit of goring, and its owner, though warned, has failed to guard it, and it kills a man or a woman—the ox shall be stoned and its owner, too, shall be put to death.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואם
47
שור
506
נגח
61
הוא
12
מתמל
510
שלשם
670
והועד
91
בבעליו
120
ולא
37
ישמרנו
606
והמית
461
איש
311
או
7
אשה
306
השור
511
יסקל
200
וגםבעליו
167
יומת
456
Exodus 21:30
Gematria: 3662
אםכפריושתעליוונתןפדיןנפשוככלאשריושתעליו
If ransom is imposed, the owner must pay whatever is imposed to redeem the owner’s own life.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אםכפר
341
יושת
716
עליו
116
ונתן
506
פדין
144
נפשו
436
ככל
70
אשריושת
1217
עליו
116
Exodus 21:31
Gematria: 1397
אובןיגחאובתיגחכמשפטהזהיעשהלו
So, too, if it gores a minor, male or female, [its owner] shall be dealt with according to the same rule.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אובן
59
יגח
21
אובת
409
יגח
21
כמשפט
449
הזה
17
יעשה
385
לו
36
Exodus 21:32
Gematria: 3360
אםעבדיגחהשוראואמהכסףשלשיםשקליםיתןלאדניווהשוריסקלס
But if the ox gores a slave, male or female, [its owner] shall pay thirty shekels of silver to the master, and the ox shall be stoned.
If, however, it is known that the ox was in the habit of goring, and its owner has failed to guard it, that person must restore ox for ox, but shall keep the dead animal.
This verse constitutes 22.1 in some editions. When any party steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, that person shall pay five oxen for the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.—