Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:10-17

10When thou goest forthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath deliveredוּנְתָנ֞וֹu.ne.ta.NoH5414them into thine handsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and thou hast takenוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617them captiveשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628,

11And seestוְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.TaH7200among the captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633a beautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֑אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303 H8389womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and hast a desireוְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.TaH2836unto her, that thou wouldest have herוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947to thy wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

12Then thou shalt bringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935her homeתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432to thine houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004;and she shall shaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,and pareוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213her nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856;

13And she shall putוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493the raimentשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071of her captivityשִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.YahH7628from off her, and shall remainוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and bewailוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058her fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1and her motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517a fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117monthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391:and afterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310that thou shalt goתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935in unto her, and be her husbandH1166,and she shall be thy wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14And it shall be, if thou have no delightחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654in her, then thou shalt let her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971whither she willלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315;but thou shalt not sellוּמָכֹ֥רu.ma.KhorH4376her at allתִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּהtim.ke.Re.nahH4376for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701,thou shalt not make merchandiseתִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.MerH6014of her, becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hast humbledעִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס'i.ni.TahH6031her.

15If a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376have twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259belovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157,and anotherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130,and they have bornוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205him childrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, boththe belovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and the hatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130; and ifthe firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121be hers that was hatedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146:

16Then it shall be, whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117he maketh his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121to inheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157that which he hath, thathe mayיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201not make the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the belovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157firstbornלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of the hatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, which is indeedthe firstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060:

17But he shall acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the hatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130forthe firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him a doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of all that he hathיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672: for he isthe beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062is his.

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