Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished. Young's Literal Translation ‘And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand—he is certainly avenged; King James Bible And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Hebrew Ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a man אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person strikes יַכֶּה֩ (yak·keh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike his male עַבְדּ֜וֹ (‘aḇ·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant or א֤וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if female servant אֲמָתוֹ֙ (’ă·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave with a rod, בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט (baš·šê·ḇeṭ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe and the servant dies וּמֵ֖ת (ū·mêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill by תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of his hand, יָד֑וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand he shall surely נָקֹ֖ם (nā·qōm) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish be punished. יִנָּקֵֽם׃ (yin·nā·qêm) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish |