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Exodus 21:7-11

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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