Exodus 21:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If 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
If
וְכִֽי־ (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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