New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 21:10-17
10“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318outH3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921your enemiesH340, andthe Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430handsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027H5414them overH5414to you and you takeוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617them away captiveשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628,
11and you seeוְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.TaH7200among the captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633a beautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֑אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303H8389womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and areH2836stronglyH2836attractedH2836to her and would takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947her as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802for yourself,
13She shall alsoremoveוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493the clothesשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071of her captivityשִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.YahH7628and shall remainוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, andweepוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058for her fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1and motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517a fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117monthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391;and afterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310that you may haveH935relationsH935withH935her and becomeH1166her husbandH1166and she shall be your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
14But it shall be, ifאִם־'im-H518you are not pleasedחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654with her, then you shall letH7971her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971wherever she wishesלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315;and you certainlyוּמָכֹ֥רu.ma.KhorH4376shall not sellתִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּהtim.ke.Re.nahH4376her for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701,you shall not treatתִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.MerH6014her asH6014merchandiseH6014,sinceתַּ֖חַת אֲשֶׁ֥רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478H834you havehumiliatedעִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ 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,and the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121belongs to theunlovedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146,
16then it shall be on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that he willsH5157whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he ownsH1961asH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,he is not allowedיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201to treatH1069the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the lovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157wifeasH1069theH1069firstbornH1069,at the expenseעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of theunlovedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, who actually isthe firstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060son.
17OnH3588theH3588contraryH3588,he shall acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theunlovedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130wife,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him a doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of everythingבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thathe ownsיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672, for he was thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hisstrengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;to him belongs the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornH1060.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 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
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