Exodus 21:16
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Berean Study Bible
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.

King James Bible
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Hebrew
Whoever kidnaps
וְגֹנֵ֨ב (wə·ḡō·nêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1589: To thieve, to deceive

another man
אִ֧ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

must be put to death,
מ֥וֹת (mō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

whether he sells him
וּמְכָר֛וֹ (ū·mə·ḵā·rōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4376: To sell

or the man is found
וְנִמְצָ֥א (wə·nim·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

in his possession.
בְיָד֖וֹ (ḇə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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