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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.

Context of Exodus 21:10

8If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. 9If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter. If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights. 11And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. 12"Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to 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 7:1Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman."

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