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Exodus 21:2-11

2If thou shaltbuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069anHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141he shallserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647: and in theseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637he shalldepartיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

3If he cameinיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935byhimselfבְּגַפּ֥וֹbe.ga.PoH1610, he shalldepartיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318byhimselfבְּגַפּ֣וֹbe.ga.PoH1610: if he wasmarriedבַּ֤עַל אִשָּׁה֙Ba.'al 'i.ShahH1167 H802, then hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shalldepartוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318with him.

4If hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hathgivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, and she hathborneוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323; thewifeהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802and herchildrenוִילָדֶ֗יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206shall be hermaster’sלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113, and he shalldepartיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318byhimselfבְגַפּֽוֹ׃ve.ga.PoH1610.

5And if theservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650shallplainlyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802, and mychildrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; I will notdepartאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670:

6Then hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him to thejudgesהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; he shall alsobringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him to thedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817, or to the doorpostהַמְּזוּזָ֑הha.me.zu.ZahH4201; and hismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallboreוְרָצַ֨עve.ra.Tza'H7527hisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241through with anawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836; and he shallserveוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7And if amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shallsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323to be a femaleslaveלְאָמָ֑הle.'a.MahH519, she shall notdepartתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318as the maleslavesהָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.DimH5650doכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318.

8If she shall notpleaseבְּעֵינֵ֧יbe.'ei.NeiH7451 H5869hermasterאֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113, who hathbetrothedיְעָדָ֖הּye.'a.DahH3259her to himself, then shall he let her beredeemedוְהֶפְדָּ֑הּve.hef.DahH6299: tosellלְמָכְרָ֖הּle.ma.khe.RahH4376her to astrangeנָכְרִ֛יna.khe.RiH5237nationלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971he shall have nopowerיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910, seeing he hath dealtdeceitfullyבְּבִגְדוֹ־be.vig.dov-H898with her.

9And if he hathbetrothedיִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּהyi.'a.De.nahH3259her to hissonלִבְנ֖וֹliv.NoH1121, he shalldealיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213with her after themannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֥טke.mish.PatH4941ofdaughtersהַבָּנ֖וֹתha.ba.NotH1323.

10If he shalltakeיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947himanotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312wife ; herfoodשְׁאֵרָ֛הּshe.'e.RahH7607, herraimentכְּסוּתָ֥הּke.su.TahH3682, and her duty ofmarriageוְעֹנָתָ֖הּve.'o.na.TahH5772, shall he notdiminishיִגְרָֽע׃yig.Ra'H1639.

11And if he shall notperformיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213thesethreeשְׁלָ֨שׁ־she.Lash-H7969things for her, then shall shedepartוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318freeחִנָּ֖םchi.NamH2600withoutmoneyכָּֽסֶף׃ סKa.sefH3701.

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