Exodus 21:2
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָנָה
qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
עִבְרִי
ʻIbrîy
an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
עָבַד
ʻâbad
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
חׇפְשִׁי
chophshîy
exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
קָנָה qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Study H7069 →שֵׁשׁ shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Study H8337 →עָבַד ʻâbad
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
Study H5647 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
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