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Exodus 21:1-11

1NowthesearetheordinancesH4941whichthou shaltsetתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760beforethem.

2Ifthoubuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069aHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantH5650,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141heshallserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647:andintheseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637heshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outfreeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingH2600.

3Ifhecomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935inbyhimself,heshallgoיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318outbyhimself:ifhebemarried,thenhiswifeH802shallgoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outwithhim.

4Ifhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himawifeH802andshebearוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323;thewifeH802andherchildrenshallbeH1961hermaster’sלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113,andheshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outbyhimself.

5ButiftheservantH5650shallplainlysayH559,Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802,andmychildren;Iwillnotgoאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318outfreeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670:

6thenhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himuntoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshallbringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himtothedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817,oruntothedoor-post;andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallborehisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241throughwithanawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836;andheshallserveוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647himforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Andifamanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376sellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323tobeamaid-servant,sheshallnotgoH3318outasthemen-servantsdo.

8Ifshepleasenothermasterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113,whohath espousedhertohimself,thenshallheletherberedeemedH6299:tosellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376heruntoaforeignנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971heshallhavenopower, seeinghehathdealtבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898deceitfullywithher.

9Andifheespouseheruntohissonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121,heshalldealwithherafterthemannerofdaughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10Ifhetakeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947himanotherwife;herfood,herraiment,andherdutyofmarriage,shallhenotdiminish.

11Andifhedonotthesethreeשְׁלָ֨שׁ־she.Lash-H7969thingsH428untoher,thenshallshegoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outfornothing,withoutmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃ סKa.sefH3701.

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