Exodus 21
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Exodus 21:7-10

7And if a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376sellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323to be a maidservantלְאָמָ֑הle.'a.MahH519,she shall not go outתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318as the menservantsהָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.DimH5650doכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318.
8If she pleaseבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH5869H7451not her masterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113,who hath betrothedיְעָדָ֖הּye.'a.DahH3259her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299:to sellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376her unto a strangeנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237nationלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971he shall have no powerיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910,seeing he hath dealt deceitfullyבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898with her.
9And if he have betrothedיִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּהyi.'a.De.nahH3259her unto his sonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121,he shall dealיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213with her after the mannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טke.mish.PatH4941of daughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.
10If he takeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947him anotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312wife;her foodשְׁאֵרָ֛הּshe.'e.RahH7607,her raimentכְּסוּתָ֥הּke.su.TahH3682,and her duty of marriageוְעֹנָתָ֖הּve.'o.na.TahH5772,shall he not diminishיִגְרָֽע׃yig.Ra'H1639.
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