New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 21:10-17

10“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318out to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921your enemiesH340, andthe Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430deliversוּנְתָנ֞וֹu.ne.ta.NoH5414them into your handsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and you takeוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617them away captiveשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628,

11and seeוְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.TaH7200among the captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633a beautifulיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and haveH2836a desireH2836for her and would takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947her as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802for yourself,

12then you shall bringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935her homeתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432to your houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and she shallshaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218andtrimוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213her nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856.

13She shall alsoremoveוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493the clothesשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071of her captivityשִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.YahH7628and shall remainוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, andmournוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058her fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1and motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517a fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117monthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391;and afterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310that you may goתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935in to her and be her husbandH1166and she shall be your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14It shall be, ifאִם־'im-H518you are not pleasedחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654with her, then you shall letH7971her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971wherever she wishesלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315;but you shall certainlyוּמָכֹ֥רu.ma.KhorH4376not sellתִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּהtim.ke.Re.nahH4376her for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701, you shall notmistreatתִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.MerH6014her, becauseתַּ֖חַת אֲשֶׁ֥רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834you havehumbledעִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס'i.ni.TahH6031her.

15“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376hasH1961twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,the oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259lovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157andthe otherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130, and boththe lovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and theunlovedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130have borneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205him sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,if the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121belongs to theunlovedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146,

16then it shall be in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117hewillsהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hasH1961to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,he cannotלֹ֣א יוּכַ֗לlo' yu.KhalH3201 H3808makeH1069the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the lovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157the firstbornH1069beforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of theunlovedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,who is the firstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

17But he shall acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theunlovedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him a doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thathe hasיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672, for he is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;to him belongs the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornH1060.

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