King James Version
Exodus 21:9 in the King James Version says “And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.”
Exodus 21:9 · KJV
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.
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“her unto his son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“And if he have betrothed”
H3259to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or positi
“with her after the manner”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“of daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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