Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:12-14

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.

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