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Exodus 21:1-11

1Andthesearethejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichthou shaltsetתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760beforethem.

2Ifthoubuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069aHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680bondman,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141shallheserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647;andintheseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637heshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outfreeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingH2600.

3Ifhecameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935inalone,heshallgoיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318outalone:ifhehadawifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802,thenhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shallgoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outwithhim.

4IfhismasterH113havegivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himawifeH802,andshehaveborneוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323,thewifeH802andherchildrenshallbeH1961hermaster's,andheshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outalone.

5ButifthebondmanshallsayH559distinctly,Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802,andmychildren,Iwillnotgoאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670;

6thenhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himbeforethejudges,andshallbringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himtothedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817,ortothedoor-post;andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallborehisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241throughwithanawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836;andheshallbehisbondmanforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Andifamanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shallsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323asahandmaid,sheshallnotgoתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318outasthebondmengoכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318out.

8Ifsheisunacceptableintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofhermasterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113,whohadtakenherforhimself,thenshallheletherberansomedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299:tosellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376heruntoaforeignנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971hehathnopower, afterhavingdealtבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898unfaithfullywithher.

9AndifhehaveappointedH3259heruntohissonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121,heshalldealwithherafterthelawofdaughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10Ifhetakeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947himselfanother,herfood,herclothing,andherconjugal rightsheshallnotdiminish.

11Andifhedonotthesethreeשְׁלָ֨שׁ־she.Lash-H7969thingsH428untoher,thenshallshegoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outfreewithoutmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃ סKa.sefH3701.

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