| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 21:26:1 ⧉וְכִֽי־יַכֶּ֨הvekheeyakkehand if he strikes Exodus 21:26:2 ⧉אִ֜ישׁeesha man Exodus 21:26:3 ⧉אֶת־עֵ֥יןeteenthe eye of Exodus 21:26:4 ⧉עַבְדּ֛וֹavdohis male slave Exodus 21:26:5 ⧉אֽוֹ־אֶת־עֵ֥יןoheteenor the eye of Exodus 21:26:6 ⧉אֲמָת֖וֹamatohis female slave Exodus 21:26:7 ⧉וְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּveshikhatahand he destroys it Exodus 21:26:8 ⧉לַֽחָפְשִׁ֔יlakhofsheefree Exodus 21:26:9 ⧉יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּyeshallekhennoohe shall let him go Exodus 21:26:10 ⧉תַּ֥חַתtakhatfor Exodus 21:26:11 ⧉עֵינֽוֹ׃סeenohis eye |
| 26. Formal Translation And if a man strikes the eye of his male slave or the eye of his female slave and ruins it, he must let him go free in compensation for his eye. |
| 26. Dynamic Translation If someone strikes the eye of a male slave or a female slave and destroys it, they must set that slave free in exchange for their eye. |