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Deuteronomy 21:10-17

10Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341and the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivers themוּנְתָנ֞וֹu.ne.ta.NoH5414into your handבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and you take themוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617captiveשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628,

11if you seeוְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.TaH7200a beautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֑אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303 H8389womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802amongבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633them,and you desireוְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.TaH2836herand want to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947heras your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802,

12then you shall bring herוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432your houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004.She must shaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548אֶת־'et-H853her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,trimוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213אֶת־'et-H853her nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856,

13and put asideוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493אֶת־'et-H853the clothingשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071of her captivityשִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.YahH7628מֵעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921.Afterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310כֵּ֜ןkenH3651she has livedוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004a full monthיֶ֣רַח יָמִ֑יםYe.rach ya.MimH3391 H3117and mournedוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058אֶת־'et-H853her fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517,you may have relations withתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413and be her husbandH1166,and she shall beוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14Andוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518you are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808pleasedחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654with her,you are to let her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971wherever she wishesלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315.But you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808sell herH4376for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶף לֹא־ba.Ka.sef lo'-H3701 H3808or treat her as a slaveתִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.MerH6014,sinceתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have dishonored herעִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס'i.ni.TahH6031.

15Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376hasתִהְיֶ֨יןָtih.Yei.naH1961twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259belovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157and the otherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130,andהָאֲהוּבָ֖ה וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הha.'a.hu.Vah ve.ha.se.nu.'AhH157 H8130bothbearוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himsonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,but the unlovedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146wife hasוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121,

16וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that manאֲשֶׁר־ יִהְיֶ֖ה'a.Sher- yih.YehH834 H1961assigns his inheritanceהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157אֶת־'et-H853to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121אֵ֥ת'etH853he must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808appointיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the beloved wifeהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157asעַל־'al-H5921the firstbornפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440overבֶן־ven-H1121the sonלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069אֶת־'et-H853of the unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה הַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.se.nu.'Ah ha.be.KhorH8130 H1060.

17Insteadכִּי֩kiH3588אֶת־'et-H853,he must acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414hima doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hasיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.Forכִּי־ki-H3588that sonהוּא֙hu'H1931is the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his father’s strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062belongs to him.

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