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Deuteronomy 21:14

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.
Deuteronomy 21:14
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָ֞ה אִם־לֹ֧א חָפַ֣צְתָּ בָּ֗הּ וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ לְנַפְשָׁ֔הּ וּמָכֹ֥ר לֹא־תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּה בַּכָּ֑סֶף לֹא־תִתְעַמֵּ֣ר בָּ֔הּ תַּ֖חַת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס

  1. וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  3. לֹ֧אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. חָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.ta“you delight”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  5. בָּ֗הּBah“in <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  6. וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.Tah“and you will let go her”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “let go” · Strong's H7971H
  7. לְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.Shah“for self her”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “appetite” · Strong's H5315L
  8. וּמָכֹ֥רu.ma.Khor“and certainly <sell>”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  9. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּהtim.ke.Re.nah“you will sell her”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  11. בַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sef“for <the> money”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  12. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.Mer“you will treat as a slave”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַר · “to tyranise” · Strong's H6014B
  14. בָּ֔הּBah“<in> <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  15. תַּ֖חַתTa.chat“because”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “because of” · Strong's H8478J
  16. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. עִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס'i.ni.Tah“you have humiliated her”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָנָה · “to afflict” · Strong's H6031B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)