New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 21:14-17

14It shall be, ifH518 you are not pleasedH2654 with her, then you shall letH7971 her goH7971 1wherever she wishesH5315; but you shall certainlyH4376 not sellH4376 her for moneyH3701, you shall not 2mistreatH6014 her, becauseH8478 H834 you have 3humbledH6031 her.

15“IfH3588 a manH376 hasH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, the oneH259 lovedH157 and 4the otherH259 5unlovedH8130, and both the lovedH157 and the 6unlovedH8130 have borneH3205 him sonsH1121, if the firstbornH1060 sonH1121 belongs to the 7unlovedH8146, 16then it shall be in the dayH3117 he 8willsH5157 whatH834 he hasH1961 to his sonsH1121, he cannotH3201 H3808 makeH1069 the sonH1121 of the lovedH157 the firstbornH1069 beforeH5921 H6440 the sonH1121 of the 9unlovedH8130, who is the firstbornH1060. 17But he shall acknowledgeH5234 the firstbornH1060, the sonH1121 of the 10unlovedH8130, by givingH5414 him a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of allH3605 that 11he hasH4672, for he is the 12beginningH7225 of his strengthH202; 13to him belongs the rightH4941 of the firstbornH1060.

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Notes

1. Deuteronomy 21:14 Lit according to her soul ↩
2. Deuteronomy 21:14 Or enslave ↩
3. Deuteronomy 21:14 Gen 34:2 ↩
4. Deuteronomy 21:15 Gen 29:33 ↩
5. Deuteronomy 21:15 Lit hated ↩
6. Deuteronomy 21:15 Lit hated ↩
7. Deuteronomy 21:15 Lit hated ↩
8. Deuteronomy 21:16 Lit makes to inherit ↩
9. Deuteronomy 21:16 Lit hated ↩
10. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit hated ↩
11. Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit is found with him ↩
12. Deuteronomy 21:17 Gen 49:3 ↩
13. Deuteronomy 21:17 Gen 25:31 ↩

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