Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 21:1-11

1“Theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are the ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to setתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440:

2Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588you buyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069a Hebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,he is to serve youיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647for sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.But in the seventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637year,he shall goיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670without paying anythingחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518he arrived aloneבְּגַפּ֥וֹ יָבֹ֖אbe.ga.Po ya.Vo'H935 H1610,he is to leave aloneבְּגַפּ֣וֹ יֵצֵ֑אbe.ga.Po ye.Tze'H3318 H1610;ifאִם־ בַּ֤עַל'im- Ba.'alH518 H1167heה֔וּאHu'H1931arrived with a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802, sheאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802is to leaveוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

4Ifאִם־'im-H518his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113givesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414hima wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802and she bearsוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121orא֣וֹ'oH176daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323,the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802and her childrenוִילָדֶ֗יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206shall belong toתִּהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961her masterלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113,and only the manוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931shall go freeיֵצֵ֥א בְגַפּֽוֹ׃ye.Tze' ve.ga.PoH3318 H1610.

5But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the servantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650declaresH559, ‘I loveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157אֶת־'et-H853my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113אֶת־'et-H853and my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and childrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121;I do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808want to goאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670,’

6then his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113is to bring himוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066beforeאֶל־'el-H413the judgesהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And he shall take himוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066toאֶל־'el-H413the doorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817orא֖וֹ אֶל־'o 'el-H176 H413doorpostהַמְּזוּזָ֑הha.me.zu.ZahH4201אֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113אֶת־'et-H853and pierceוְרָצַ֨עve.ra.Tza'H7527his earאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241with an awlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836.Then he shall serve his masterוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647for lifeלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7And ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853sellsיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323as a servantלְאָמָ֑הle.'a.MahH519,she is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to go freeH3318as the menservants doהָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.DimH5650.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518she is displeasingH7451in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of her masterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had designated her for himselfיְעָדָ֖הּye.'a.DahH3259,he must allow her to be redeemedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299.He has noH3808rightיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910to sell herלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376to foreignersלְעַ֥ם נָכְרִ֛יle.'Am na.khe.RiH5971 H5237 H3808,since he has broken faithבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898with her.

9And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he chooses herיִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּהyi.'a.De.nahH3259for his sonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121,he must dealיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213with heras withכְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טke.mish.PatH4941a daughterהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10Ifאִם־'im-H518he takesיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947another wifeאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312,he must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808reduceיִגְרָֽע׃yig.Ra'H1639the foodשְׁאֵרָ֛הּshe.'e.RahH7607,clothingכְּסוּתָ֥הּke.su.TahH3682,or marital rightsוְעֹנָתָ֖הּve.'o.na.TahH5772of his first wife.

11If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,he does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808provideיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213herwith theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428three thingsשְׁלָ֨שׁ־she.Lash-H7969,she is free to goוְיָצְאָ֥ה חִנָּ֖םve.ya.tze.'Ah chi.NamH3318 H2600withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369monetary paymentכָּֽסֶף׃ סKa.sefH3701.

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