Exodus 21:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.”
עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
יָד
hand/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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נָכָה
he will strike
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נָכָה
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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נָקַם
certainly to avenge
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נָקַם
to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish
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