Exodus 21:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 21:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֲדֹנָיו֙
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
יִתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֣וֹ
אִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְיָלְדָה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
ל֥וֹ
בָנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
א֣וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
בָנ֑וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
הָאִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וִילָדֶ֗יהָ
yeled
H3206
child
תִּהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָ
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֵצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בְגַפּֽוֹ
gaph
H1610
body
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World English Bible Public Domain
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
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King James Version Public Domain
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If his master gave him a wife and she bore him sons or daughters, the wife and her children are her master’s, and he must go out by himself.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).