Exodus 21:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 21:6 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 →
וְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אֲדֹנָיו֙
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַדֶּ֔לֶת
deleth
H1817
door
א֖וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה
mᵉzûwzâh
H4201
doorpost
וְרָצַ֨ע
râtsaʻ
H7527
to pierce
אֲדֹנָ֤יו
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָזְנוֹ֙
ʼôzen
H241
ear
בַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַ
martsêaʻ
H4836
awl
וַעֲבָד֖וֹ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
לְעֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
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World English Bible Public Domain
then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the door-post, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then his master shall bring him to God. He shall bring him to a door or to a doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl. Then he shall serve him forever.
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