אִם בְּגַפּוֹ יָבֹא בְּגַפּוֹ יֵצֵא
בִּמְלִיצָה: אִם יָבוֹא לְבַד יֵלֵךְ לְבַד. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: כְּמוֹ שֶׁבָּא כָּךְ יֵלֵךְ (גַּפּוֹ מַשְׁמָע גּוּפוֹ).
("אִם בְּגַפּוֹ יָבֹא בְּגַפּוֹ יֵצֵא אִם בַּעַל אִשָּׁה הוּא וְיָצְאָה אִשְׁתּוֹ עִמּוֹ"- שְׁמוֹת כא ג, דִּין עֶבֶד עִבְרִי)
תרגום
ביטוי (אנגלית)
If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself
הגדרה (אנגלית)
Figuratively: If he comes alone, he will leave alone. By extension: As he came, so shall he go (gapo means his body).
("If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he is married, then his wife shall go out with him" – Exodus 21:3, law of the Hebrew servant)