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Exodus 21:18

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

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וְכִֽיvekhiand assuredכִּיconjunction, conjunction — “and assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יְרִיבֻ֣ןyerivunadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “adversary”, an unfinished actionH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.אֲנָשִׁ֔יםanashima certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְהִכָּהvehikahand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, a completed action in a sequenceH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.אִישׁ֙isha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רֵעֵ֔הוּreehvbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.בְּאֶ֖בֶןbeevenin stoneאֶבֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).א֣וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.בְאֶגְרֹ֑ףveegrofin fistאֶגְרֹףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in fist”, the ordinary formH106the clenched handfist.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָמ֖וּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…וְנָפַ֥לvenafaland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, a completed action in a sequenceH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…לְמִשְׁכָּֽבlemishkavto bedמִשְׁכָּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to bed”, the ordinary formH4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercoursebed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;

World English Bible

“If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed;

Darby Translation

And if men dispute, and one strike the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but take to [his] bed,

Douay-Rheims

If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if two men revile each other and smite the one the other with a stone or his fist, and he die not, but be laid upon his bed;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ λοιδορῶνται δύο ἄνδρες, καὶ πατάξωσι τὸν πλησίον λίθῳ ἢ πυγμῇ, καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ, κατακλιθῇ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν κοίτην,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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