Exodus 21:10

Exodus 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
• New International Version (NIV)If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights.

Context of Exodus 21:10

8If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. 9And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife. 11If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment. 12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:10 word by word

אִם־אַחֶ֖רֶת יִֽקַּֽח־ל֑וֹ שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ כְּסוּתָ֥הּ וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ לֹ֥א יִגְרָֽע׃Read the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• he takesלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• another wifeאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• he must notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• reduceגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639
• the foodשְׁאֵרshe'êr · fleshH7607
• clothingכְּסוּתkesûth · coveringH3682
• or marital rightsעֹנָה‛ônâh · cohabitationH5772

Cross-references for Exodus 21:10

• 1 Corinthians 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

Commentaries on Exodus 21:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Slavery was common in the ancient world. Sometimes, it was the only option for people who were very poor. Many slaves believed the gods had abandoned them. Because the Lord cares for those in this difficult situation, his followers must also care. In time, the message that Jesus Christ died for all people everywhere changed how believers viewed slavery. If Christ died for everyone, then all people have equal value before God. This truth made slavery…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 21:10

• Children
• Concubinage
• Daughter
• Divorce
• Polygamy
• Servant
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• Book
• Crucifixion
• Determine
• Gore
• Push
• Quit
• Ransom
• Wife
• Wont
• Benevolence

Commentaries on Exodus 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings