Exodus 21:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But ifוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
there is [any further] injury,אָסֹ֖ון
(a·so·vn)
611: mischief, evil, harmfrom an unused word
then you shall appointוְנָתַתָּ֥ה
(ve·na·tat·tah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
[as a penalty] lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
for life,נָֽפֶשׁ׃
(na·fesh.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And if any mischief follow
'acown  (aws-sone')
hurt -- mischief.
then thou shalt give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
for life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life,

King James Bible
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If there is an injury, then you must give life for life,

International Standard Version
If there is harm, then you are to require life for life,

NET Bible
But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If anyone is injured, the offender must pay a life for a life,

King James 2000 Bible
And if any mischief follows, then you shall give life for life,
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