Exodus 21:10

Exodus 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
• New International Version (NIV)If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights.

Context of Exodus 21:10

8Her master has chosen her for himself. If she does not make her master happy, he must let her family buy her back from him. He cannot sell her to a foreign person. He has not done what he promised to her. 9If the master had chosen the girl to marry his son, he must take care of her like his own daughter. If the master marries another woman as well, he must still take care of the first woman. He must continue to give her food and clothes. He must not refuse to sleep with her. 11If he does not do these three things, she may leave him. She does not have to pay him any money. 12Perhaps a person may hit another person so that he dies. You must punish the murderer with death.

Exodus 21:10 word by word

אִם־אַחֶ֖רֶת יִֽקַּֽח־ל֑וֹ שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ כְּסוּתָ֥הּ וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ לֹ֥א יִגְרָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If he takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• him anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• her foodשְׁאֵרshe'êr · fleshH7607
• her raimentכְּסוּתkesûth · coveringH3682
• and her duty of marriageעֹנָה‛ônâh · cohabitationH5772
• shall he not diminishגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639

Cross-references for Exodus 21:10

• 1 Corinthians 7:1You wrote to ask me about certain things. You say, ‘It is a good thing when a man does not marry.’

Commentaries on Exodus 21:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Slavery was common in the ancient world. Sometimes, it was the only option for people who were very poor. Many slaves believed the gods had abandoned them. Because the Lord cares for those in this difficult situation, his followers must also care. In time, the message that Jesus Christ died for all people everywhere changed how believers viewed slavery. If Christ died for everyone, then all people have equal value before God. This truth made slavery…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 21:10

• Children
• Concubinage
• Daughter
• Divorce
• Polygamy
• Servant
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• Book
• Crucifixion
• Determine
• Gore
• Push
• Quit
• Ransom
• Wife
• Wont
• Benevolence

Commentaries on Exodus 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings