New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 21:7-10

7“Nowifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376sellsיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323as a femaleלְאָמָ֑הle.'a.MahH519slaveH519, she is not togoH3318freeH3318as the maleהָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.DimH5650slavesH5650doH3318.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518she isdispleasingH7451in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of her masterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834designatedיְעָדָ֖הּye.'a.DahH3259her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299.He does not haveH4910authorityH4910to sellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376her to a foreignנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971, because of hisunfairnessבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898to her.

9And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he designatesיִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּהyi.'a.De.nahH3259her for his sonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121,he shall dealיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213with her according to the customכְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טke.mish.PatH4941of daughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10Ifאִם־'im-H518he takesיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947to himself anotherH312womanH312,he may not reduceיִגְרָֽע׃yig.Ra'H1639herfoodשְׁאֵרָ֛הּshe.'e.RahH7607,her clothingכְּסוּתָ֥הּke.su.TahH3682, orher conjugalH5772rightsH5772.

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