Exodus 21:9

Exodus 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But if the slave’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter.

Context of Exodus 21:9

7“If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. 8If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. 10If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights. 11If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.

Exodus 21:9 word by word

וְאִם־לִבְנ֖וֹ יִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּה כְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט הַבָּנ֖וֹת יַעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if he have betrothedיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259
• her unto his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• he shall dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with her after the mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Commentaries on Exodus 21:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her - He shall give her the same dowry he would give to one of his own daughters. From these laws we learn, that if a man's son married his servant, by his father's consent, the father was obliged to treat her in every respect as a daughter; and if the son married another woman, as it appears he might do, Exodus 21:10, he was obliged to make no abatement in the privileges of the first wife, either in her…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9A female slave was treated differently from a male slave. She may have been sold with the expectation that she would become a concubine (a secondary wife). Releasing her after seven years would not necessarily protect her. If she were sent away, she might have to return to her father. Her father had already sold her, which suggests he did not want her. Marriage would also be unlikely for a former concubine. She might even be forced into prostitution. For…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 21:9

• Children
• Concubinage
• Daughter
• Divorce
• Servant
• Wife

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Exodus 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