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He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. <a href="/nlt/exodus/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. <a href="/esv/exodus/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. <a href="/bsb/exodus/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. <a href="/kjv/exodus/21.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/21.htm">New King James Version</a> If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, because of his unfairness to her. <a href="/nasb/exodus/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people because of his unfairness to her. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people because of his unfairness to her. <a href="/lsb/exodus/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people because of his treachery to her. <a href="/amp/exodus/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> If she does not please her master who has chosen her for himself [as a wife], he shall let her be redeemed [by her family]. He does not have the authority to sell her to a foreign people, because he has been unfair to her. <a href="/csb/exodus/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If she is displeasing to her master, who chose her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners because he has acted treacherously toward her. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If she is displeasing to her master, who chose her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners because he has acted treacherously toward her. <a href="/asv/exodus/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/cev/exodus/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If she doesn't please the man who bought her to be his wife, he must let her be bought back. He cannot sell her to foreigners; this would break the contract he made with her. <a href="/erv/exodus/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/gwt/exodus/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If she doesn't please the master who has chosen her as a wife, he must let her be bought back by one of her close relatives. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has treated her unfairly. <a href="/gnt/exodus/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> If she is sold to someone who intends to make her his wife, but he doesn't like her, then she is to be sold back to her father; her master cannot sell her to foreigners, because he has treated her unfairly. <a href="/isv/exodus/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> If she's displeasing to her master who selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He does not have the right to sell her to foreign people, because he has dealt unfairly with her. <a href="/msb/exodus/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. <a href="/net/exodus/21.htm">NET Bible</a> If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to a foreign nation, because he has dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/nheb/exodus/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If she doesn't please her master, who has married her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, seeing he has dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/wbt/exodus/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If she shall not please her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her to a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/web/exodus/21.htm">World English Bible</a> If she doesn’t please her master, who has married her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if [it is] evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he has not betrothed her, then he has let her be ransomed; he has no power to sell her to a strange people, in his dealing treacherously with her. <a href="/ylt/exodus/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he hath not betrothed her, then he hath let her be ransomed; to a strange people he hath not power to sell her, in his dealing treacherously with her. <a href="/slt/exodus/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If evil in the eyes of her lord, he did not betroth her and he ransomed her: to a strange people he shall not have power to sell her, in his acting deceitfully by her.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If she displease the eyes of her master to whom she was delivered, he shall let her go: but he shall have no power to sell her to a foreign nation, if he despise her. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If she displeases the eyes of her lord, to whom she had been delivered, he shall dismiss her. But he shall have no authority to sell her to a foreign people, even if he despises her. <a href="/nabre/exodus/21.htm">New American Bible</a> But if she displeases her master, who had designated her for himself, he shall let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If she does not please her master, who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed; he shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt unfairly with her.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If her master hates her, so that he will not take her to himself as a wife, then he shall let her be redeemed; he shall have no authority to sell her to a foreign people, because he has dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> If she is hated in the eyes of her Master so that he will not take her, let him redeem her for a foreign people; it is not legal for him to sell her, because he was false to her.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed; to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. <a href="/sep/exodus/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> If she be not pleasing to her master, after she has betrothed herself to him, he shall let her go free; but he is not at liberty to sell her to a foreign nation, because he has trifled with her. <a href="/parallel/exodus/21-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5208" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/21.htm">Laws for Servants</a> …7And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. 8<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">she is displeasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·ne·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">of her master</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3259.htm" title="3259: yə·‘ā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To appoint. A primitive root; to fix upon; by implication, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage.">had designated her for himself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: wə·hep̄·dāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">he must allow her to be redeemed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Prep:: 3ms) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He has no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4910.htm" title="4910: yim·šōl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To rule, have dominion, reign. A primitive root; to rule.">right</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: lə·mā·ḵə·rāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">to sell her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to foreigners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: nā·ḵə·rî (Adj-ms) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/898.htm" title="898: bə·ḇiḡ·ḏōw- (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To act or deal treacherously. A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage.">since he has broken faith</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">with her.</a> 9And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Leviticus 25:44-46</a> Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them. / You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property. / You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">Deuteronomy 15:12-15</a> If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free. / And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. / You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">Deuteronomy 21:10-14</a> When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive, / if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, / then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, ... <a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a> We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.” <a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-11</a> After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ... <a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Genesis 29:25-28</a> When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?” / Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older. / Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.” ... <a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Genesis 31:14-16</a> And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house? / Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us. / Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.” <a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">1 Samuel 25:39-42</a> On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. / When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.” / She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” ... <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a> Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” <a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Proverbs 31:10-11</a> A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. <a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8</a> Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning. <a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31-32</a> It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ / But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4-5</a> They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” / But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-15</a> To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">1 Corinthians 7:21-23</a> Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. / For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. / You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If she please not her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her to a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he has dealt deceitfully with her.please not.<a href="/genesis/28-8.htm">Genesis 28:8</a> And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;<a href="/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3</a> Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.<a href="/1_samuel/8-6.htm">1 Samuel 8:6</a> But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.who hath<a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Deuteronomy 20:7</a> And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.<a href="/deuteronomy/21-11.htm">Deuteronomy 21:11-14</a> And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; … seeing<a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Exodus 8:29</a> And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.<a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Judges 9:19</a> If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:<a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15</a> My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">Betrothed</a> <a href="/genesis/24-49.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Designated</a> <a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">Espoused</a> <a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/hosea/6-7.htm">Faithlessly</a> <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">False.</a> <a href="/exodus/18-3.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/genesis/47-4.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Free</a> <a href="/exodus/21-3.htm">Married</a> <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Master</a> <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/exodus/10-17.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Power</a> <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Price</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-13.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Right</a> <a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/exodus/18-3.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Unfaithfully</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/5-19.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/exodus/21-9.htm">Betrothed</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/exodus/21-31.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Designated</a> <a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Espoused</a> <a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Faithlessly</a> <a href="/exodus/23-7.htm">False.</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/exodus/21-11.htm">Free</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Married</a> <a href="/exodus/21-21.htm">Master</a> <a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/exodus/21-11.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Please</a> <a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Price</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/exodus/21-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/18-6.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/exodus/21-35.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Unfaithfully</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 21</div>1. <a href="/exodus/21-1.htm">Laws for men servants</a> 5. <a href="/exodus/21-5.htm">For the servant whose ear is bored</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">For women servants</a> 12. <a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">For manslaughter</a> 16. <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">For kidnappers</a> 17. <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">For cursers of parents</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">For smiters</a> 22. <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">For a hurt by chance</a> 28. <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">For an ox that gores</a> 33. <a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">For him who is an occasion of harm</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "displeasing" suggests that the master found some fault or reason not to fulfill this intention. This reflects the patriarchal society of the time, where women often had limited rights and were subject to the decisions of male authority figures. The designation for himself implies a betrothal-like arrangement, highlighting the seriousness of the commitment.he must allow her to be redeemed The concept of redemption here is significant, as it provides a means for the woman to regain her freedom or be transferred to another household. This reflects the broader biblical theme of redemption, where God provides a way for His people to be delivered from bondage. The provision for redemption underscores the value placed on human dignity and the protection of individuals from exploitation.He has no right to sell her to foreigners This restriction emphasizes the importance of keeping the covenant community intact and protecting its members from being sold into potentially harsher conditions outside of Israel. It reflects the broader biblical principle of caring for the vulnerable and maintaining the integrity of the community. The prohibition against selling to foreigners also aligns with the laws given to Israel to remain distinct from surrounding nations.since he has broken faith with her Breaking faith indicates a breach of trust or covenant, which is a serious matter in biblical terms. This phrase suggests that the master has failed to honor his commitment, which is a violation of the ethical and moral standards expected within the community. This concept of faithfulness is echoed throughout Scripture, where God is portrayed as the ultimate example of faithfulness, and His people are called to reflect that character in their relationships.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hebrew_servant_girl.htm">Hebrew Servant Girl</a> The subject of the verse, a young woman sold into servitude, often due to poverty or debt. 2. <a href="/topical/m/master.htm">Master</a> The man who has taken the servant girl with the intention of making her his wife or concubine. 3. <a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a> The process by which the servant girl can be bought back or freed, typically by her family. 4. <a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a> Non-Israelites to whom the servant girl cannot be sold, emphasizing the protection of her rights within the covenant community. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_community.htm">Covenant Community</a> The broader context of Israelite society, governed by laws given by God to Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/v/value_of_human_dignity.htm">Value of Human Dignity</a> This verse underscores the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect, regardless of their social status. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_relationships.htm">Faithfulness in Relationships</a> The master's obligation not to sell the servant girl to foreigners reflects the importance of faithfulness and integrity in all relationships. <a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_restoration.htm">Redemption and Restoration</a> The provision for redemption highlights God's desire for restoration and freedom, pointing to the ultimate redemption found in Christ. <a href="/topical/p/protection_of_the_vulnerable.htm">Protection of the Vulnerable</a> The law protects the servant girl from being exploited, reminding us of our responsibility to protect and advocate for the vulnerable in society. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The role of the community in the redemption process emphasizes the importance of communal support and accountability.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 21</a> <a href="/q/who_is_a_true_neighbor_to_the_needy.htm">Who truly acts as a neighbor to those in need?</a> <a href="/q/how_should_foreigners_be_treated_biblically.htm">What does the Bible say about treating foreigners?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_exodus_21_7-11_align_with_child_value.htm">Exodus 21:7-11 mentions selling one's daughter; how does this align with other biblical teachings on the value and protection of children?</a> <a href="/q/why_400_years_in_acts_7_6_vs._430_in_ex._12_40.htm">Why does Stephen cite a 400-year period in Acts 7:6 when Exodus 12:40 indicates 430 years of Israelite bondage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Who hath betrothed her to himself.--The reading is to be preferred which gives the opposite sense--"who hath not betrothed her;" and the meaning is, "If the man, after purchasing the woman to be his wife, finds that he does not like her, and refuses to go through the ceremony of betrothal"--Then shall he let her be redeemed.--Heb., then let him cause her to be redeemed: i.e., let him provide some one to take his place, and carry out his contract, only taking care that the substitute be a Hebrew, and not one of "a strange nation," since her father did not intend to have her wed a foreigner.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - If she please not her master. If he decline, i.e., to carry out the contract, and take her for his wife. Then let her be redeemed. Rather, "Then let him cause her to be redeemed." Let him, i.e., look out for some one who will buy her of him and take his obligation of marriage off his hands To sell her to a strange nation he shall not have power. Only, this purchaser must be a Hebrew, like himself, and not a foreigner, since her father consented to her becoming a slave only on the condition of her being wedded to a Hebrew. Seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. By professing to take her as a secondary wife, and not carrying out the contract. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/21-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not she is displeasing רָעָ֞ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil in the eyes בְּעֵינֵ֧י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain of her master אֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ (’ă·ḏō·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had designated her for himself, יְעָדָ֖הּ (yə·‘ā·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3259.htm">Strong's 3259: </a> To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage he must allow her to be redeemed. וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּ (wə·hep̄·dāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve He has no ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no right יִמְשֹׁ֥ל (yim·šōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4910.htm">Strong's 4910: </a> To rule, have dominion, reign to sell לְמָכְרָ֖הּ (lə·mā·ḵə·rāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell her to foreigners, לְעַ֥ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock since he has broken faith בְּבִגְדוֹ־ (bə·ḇiḡ·ḏōw-) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_898.htm">Strong's 898: </a> To cover, to act covertly, to pillage with her. בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/21-8.htm">Exodus 21:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 21:8 If she doesn't please her master who (Exo. 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