King James Version
Exodus 21:7 in the King James Version says “And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.”
Exodus 21:7 · KJV
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: shall: Heb. saying shall say
Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. please: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc
And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“sell”
H4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
“And if a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“his daughter”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“do”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“do”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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