Deuteronomy 21
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Deuteronomy 21:14-17

14AndH1961 ifH518 you are notH3808 pleasedH2654 with her, you are to let her goH7971 wherever she wishesH5315. But you must notH3808 sell herH4376 for moneyH3701H3808 or treat her as a slaveH6014, sinceH8478 you have dishonored herH6031.

15IfH3588 a manH376 hasH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, oneH259 belovedH157 and the otherH259 unlovedH8130, andH157H8130 both bearH3205 him sonsH1121, but the unlovedH8146 wife hasH1961 the firstbornH1060 sonH1121, 16whenH3117 that manH834H1961 assigns his inheritanceH5157 to his sonsH1121 he must notH3808 appointH3201 the sonH1121 of the beloved wifeH157 asH5921 the firstbornH6440 overH1121 the son of the unloved wifeH8130H1060.

17InsteadH3588, he must acknowledgeH5234 the firstbornH1060, the sonH1121 of his unloved wifeH8130, by givingH5414 him a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of allH3605 thatH834 he hasH4672. ForH3588 that son is the firstfruitsH7225 of his father’s strengthH202; the rightH4941 of the firstbornH1062 belongs to him.

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