Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 21:10-17

10When thou goestforthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH5921thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivereth themintoH5921thinehandsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and thou carriest themawayH7617captiveוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617,

11and seest among thecaptivesבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633abeautifulיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802, and thou hast a desire untoherH3947, and wouldesttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947herH3947to thee towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

12then thou shaltbringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935herH413homeH1004to thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004; and she shallshaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548herH413headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, and pareherH413nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856;

13andsheH517shallputוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493the raiment ofherH413captivityH7633fromoffמֵעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921herH413, and shallremainוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, andbewailוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058herH413fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1andherH413motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517afullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117monthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391: andafterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310that thou shaltgoתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935in untoherH413, and beherH413husbandוּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּu.ve.'al.TahH1167, andsheH517shall be thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518thou havenoלֹ֧אlo'H3808delightחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654inherH7971, then thou shaltletH7971herH7971goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971whithersheH834will; but thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sellH4376herH7971at all formoneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808deal withherH7971as aslaveלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315,becauseH834thou hast humbledherH7971.

15IfH3588amanלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802, the onebelovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157, and theotherH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130, and they haveborneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himchildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,bothH8147thebelovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and thehatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130; andifH3588thefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121be hers that washatedH8130;

16then it shall be, in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that he causeth hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121toinheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157thatwhichH834he hath, that he maynotלֹ֣אlo'H3808makeלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thebelovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157thefirstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,whichH834is thefirstbornH1060:

17but he shallacknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234thefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, bygivingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him adoubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310ofallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that he hath: for he is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hisstrengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202; therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thefirstbornH1060is his.

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