King James Version

Exodus 21:7

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

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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…יִמְכֹּ֥רyimkorsellמָכַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sell”, an unfinished actionH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).אִ֛ישׁisha 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).בִּתּ֖וֹbitvodaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.לְאָמָ֑הleamahto bondmaidאָמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to bondmaid”, the ordinary formH519a maidservant or female slave(hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…תֵצֵ֖אtetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…כְּצֵ֥אתketsetas bring forthיָצָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “as bring forth”, the to-form of the verbH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…הָעֲבָדִֽיםhaavadimthe servantעֶבֶדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants;

World English Bible

“If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.

Darby Translation

And if a man shall sell his daughter as a handmaid, she shall not go out as the bondmen go out.

Douay-Rheims

If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if any one sell his daughter as a domestic, she shall not depart as the maid-servants depart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δέ τις ἀποδῶται τὴν ἑαυτοῦ θυγατέρα οἰκέτιν, οὐκ ἀπελεύσεται, ὥσπερ ἀποτρέχουσιν αἱ δοῦλαι.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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