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Deuteronomy 21:14

Justice

12 then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,

13 and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.

15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

16 when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
KJV
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
WEB
It shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she desires; but you shall not sell her at all for money. You shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her.
ASV
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.
DARBY
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go according to her desire; but thou shalt in no wise sell her for money; thou shalt not treat her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.
BLB
And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, that you send her away at her desire. And surely you shall not sell her for silver, nor shall you treat her brutally, upon that you have humbled her.
ÅB
Men dersom du ikke mere synes om henne, da skal du la henne fare hvorhen hun vil, men du skal ikke selge henne for penger; du skal ikke gjøre henne til slavekvinne, fordi du har levd sammen med henne.
OTB
Hvis du ikke er fornøyd med henne, må du la henne gå hvor hun vil. Du må ikke selge henne eller behandle henne som en slave, siden du har ydmyket henne.
B1930
Men dersom du ikke mere synes om henne, da skal du la henne fare hvorhen hun vil, men du skal ikke selge henne for penger; du skal ikke gjøre henne til trælkvinne, fordi du har levd sammen med henne.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 22:29

    then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.

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  • Genesis 34:2

    When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:19

    They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:24

    you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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  • Exodus 21:7–11

    And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.

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  • Judges 19:24

    Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

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