Exodus 21:26:9Exod.21.26.W9TAB
יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ
yeshallekhennoo
“he shall let him go”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-le-KHEN-noo
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-leh-KHEN-noo
- IPA
- /jə.ʃal.lə.ˈħɛn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall let him go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-shal-le-KHEN-noo
- clause
la-khof-SHEE ye-shal-le-KHEN-noo TA-khat ee-NO
- sentence
ve-khee-yak-KEH EESH et-EEN av-DO oh-et-EEN a-ma-TO ve-shi-kha-TAH la-khof-SHEE ye-shal-le-KHEN-noo TA-khat ee-NO
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-chofshi {לְחָפְשִׁי | lə-ḥōp-šî} ‘to freedom’ with the Piel imperfect ye-shal-che-nu {יְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ | yə-šal-che-nnû} ‘he shall let him go’ establishes the obligation to release the slave.
In context — Exodus 21:26
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.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:26, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ (yeshallekhennoo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.21.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.26.W9.S1) and character.