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Exodus 21:27

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “And if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And if he shall smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And if he knock out his bondman's tooth or his handmaid's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— or, if, the tooth of his servant, or the tooth of his handmaid, he knock out, he shall send him forth, free, for his tooth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Also if he strike out a tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he shall in like manner make them free.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Also if he smite out his seruants tooth, or his maides tooth, he shall let him goe out free for his tooth.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And if he smite out his man seruants tooth, or his mayde seruants tooth, hee shal let him goe free for his tooths sake.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or the tooth of his maidservant, he must let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And if he should smite out the tooth of his man-servant, or the tooth of his maid-servant, he shall send them away free for their tooth's sake.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And if x518
(0518) Complement
אִם
'im
{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
he smite y5307
[5307] Standard
נָפַל
naphal
{naw-fal'}
A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitively or causatively, literally or figuratively).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
out x5307
(5307) Complement
נָפַל
naphal
{naw-fal'}
A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitively or causatively, literally or figuratively).
his manservant's 5650
{5650} Prime
עֶבֶד
`ebed
{eh'-bed}
From H5647; a servant.
tooth, 8127
{8127} Prime
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
or x176
(0176) Complement
אוֹ
'ow
{o}
The first form is presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of the second form which is short for H0185; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if.
his maidservant's 519
{0519} Prime
אָמָה
'amah
{aw-maw'}
Apparently a primitive word; a maidservant or female slave.
tooth; 8127
{8127} Prime
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
he shall let him go 7971
{7971} Prime
שָׁלַח
shalach
{shaw-lakh'}
A primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
free 2670
{2670} Prime
חָפְשִׁי
chophshiy
{khof-shee'}
From H2666; exempt (from bondage, tax or care).
for his tooth's y8127
[8127] Standard
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
sake. x8478
(8478) Complement
תַּחַת
tachath
{takh'-ath}
From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
x8127
(8127) Complement
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Exodus 21:22-36.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Exodus 21:27

And if he smite (s) out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

(s) So God revenges cruelty in the even the least things.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
smite:

Exodus 21:19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote [him] be quit: only he shall pay [for] the loss of his time, and shall cause [him] to be thoroughly healed.
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