The Meaning of Exodus 21:12 Explained

Exodus 21:12

KJV: He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

YLT: 'He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;

Darby: He that striketh a man, so that he die, shall certainly be put to death.

ASV: He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that smiteth  a man,  so that he die,  shall be surely  put to death. 

What does Exodus 21:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 21

1  Laws for men servants
5  For the servant whose ear is bored
7  For women servants
12  For manslaughter
16  For kidnappers
17  For cursers of parents
18  For smiters
22  For a hurt by chance
28  For an ox that gores
33  For him who is an occasion of harm

What do the individual words in Exodus 21:12 mean?

He who strikes a man so that he dies surely shall be put to death
מַכֵּ֥ה אִ֛ישׁ וָמֵ֖ת מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת

מַכֵּ֥ה  He  who  strikes 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
אִ֛ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וָמֵ֖ת  so  that  he  dies 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
מ֥וֹת  surely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יוּמָֽת  shall  be  put  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.