Exodus 21:30
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
כֹּפֶר
a ransom
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כֹּפֶר
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
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עַל
on/ him
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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שִׁית
it will be imposed
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שִׁית
to place (in a very wide application)
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פִּדְיוֹם
the ransom of
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פִּדְיוֹם
a ransom
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