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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Exodus 21:10
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
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Hebrew Names Version
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
King James Version
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Lexham English Bible
If he takes for himself another, he will not reduce her food, her clothing, or her right of cohabitation.
If he takes for himself another, he will not reduce her food, her clothing, or her right of cohabitation.
New Century Version
If the man who bought her marries another woman, he must not keep his first wife from having food or clothing or sexual relations.
If the man who bought her marries another woman, he must not keep his first wife from having food or clothing or sexual relations.
New English Translation
If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one's food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one's food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
Amplified Bible
"If her master marries another wife, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her privilege as a wife.
"If her master marries another wife, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her privilege as a wife.
New American Standard Bible
"If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
"If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If he take him another wife, he shall not diminish her foode, her rayment, and recompence of her virginitie.
If he take him another wife, he shall not diminish her foode, her rayment, and recompence of her virginitie.
Legacy Standard Bible
If he takes for himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
If he takes for himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
Contemporary English Version
If the man later marries another woman, he must continue to provide food and clothing for the one he bought and to treat her as a wife.
If the man later marries another woman, he must continue to provide food and clothing for the one he bought and to treat her as a wife.
Complete Jewish Bible
If he marries another wife, he is not to reduce her food, clothing or marital rights.
If he marries another wife, he is not to reduce her food, clothing or marital rights.
Darby Translation
If he take himself another, her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights he shall not diminish.
If he take himself another, her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights he shall not diminish.
Easy-to-Read Version
"If the master marries another woman, he must not give less food or clothing to the first wife. And he must continue to give her what she has a right to have in marriage.
"If the master marries another woman, he must not give less food or clothing to the first wife. And he must continue to give her what she has a right to have in marriage.
English Standard Version
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
George Lamsa Translation
If he takes to himself another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothes, and her conjugal rights.
If he takes to himself another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothes, and her conjugal rights.
Good News Translation
If a man takes a second wife, he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothing and the same rights that she had before.
If a man takes a second wife, he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothing and the same rights that she had before.
Christian Standard Bible®
If he takes an additional wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.
If he takes an additional wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.
Literal Translation
If he takes another for himself, her flesh, her clothing, and her conjugal right shall not be diminished.
If he takes another for himself, her flesh, her clothing, and her conjugal right shall not be diminished.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf he geue him another wife, then shall he mynishe nothinge of hir foode, rayment, and dewtye of mariage.
But yf he geue him another wife, then shall he mynishe nothinge of hir foode, rayment, and dewtye of mariage.
American Standard Version
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Bible in Basic English
And if he takes another woman, her food and clothing and her married rights are not to be less.
And if he takes another woman, her food and clothing and her married rights are not to be less.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if he take hym another wyfe: yet her foode, her rayment, and duetie of maryage shall he not minishe.
And if he take hym another wyfe: yet her foode, her rayment, and duetie of maryage shall he not minishe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.
If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.
King James Version (1611)
If he take him another wife, her food, her rayment, and her duety of mariage shall he not diminish.
If he take him another wife, her food, her rayment, and her duety of mariage shall he not diminish.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if he take another to himself, he shall not deprive her of necessaries and her apparel, and her companionship with him.
And if he take another to himself, he shall not deprive her of necessaries and her apparel, and her companionship with him.
English Revised Version
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that if he takith another womman to hym, he schal puruey to the damysele weddingis, and clothis, and he schal not denye the prijs of chastite.
that if he takith another womman to hym, he schal puruey to the damysele weddingis, and clothis, and he schal not denye the prijs of chastite.
Young's Literal Translation
`If another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;
`If another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;
Update Bible Version
If he takes him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, he shall not diminish.
If he takes him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, he shall not diminish.
Webster's Bible Translation
If he shall take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage shall he not diminish.
If he shall take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage shall he not diminish.
World English Bible
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
New King James Version
If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights.
If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights.
New Living Translation
"If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.
"If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.
New Life Bible
If he marries again, her food, clothing and marriage rights are to stay the same.
If he marries again, her food, clothing and marriage rights are to stay the same.
New Revised Standard
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If he take to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.
If he take to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if he take another wife for him, he shall provide her a marriage, and raiment, neither shall he refuse the price of her chastity.
And if he take another wife for him, he shall provide her a marriage, and raiment, neither shall he refuse the price of her chastity.
Revised Standard Version
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
"If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.
Contextual Overview
1These are the ordinances that you are to set before them: 2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything. 3If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him. 4If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free. 5But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,' 6then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life. 7And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. 8If 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. 9And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. 10If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
her food: Sheairah, "her flesh;" he shall not only afford her a sufficient quantity of food, as before, but of the same quality. She is not to be fed, like a common slave, with a sufficiency of bread, vegetables, milk, etc., but with her customary supply of flesh, and other agreeable articles of food. 1 Corinthians 7:1-6
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:1 - hath taken 1 Corinthians 7:3 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 17:19
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:21
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.'
Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.'
Genesis 21:6
Then Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me."
Then Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me."
Genesis 21:7
She added, "Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
She added, "Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
Genesis 21:11
Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Genesis 21:22
At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do.
At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do.
Genesis 21:31
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If he take him another wife,.... The father takes another wife for his son, or the son takes another wife to himself after he has betrothed and married his father's maidservant:
her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish; neither deny it her in whole, nor lessen it in part, but give her her full due of each. What is meant by the two former words is easy, and admits of no difficulty, the latter is differently interpreted. Some take it to signify no other than an "habitation" u, that as he was to provide food and raiment for her, so an house to dwell, in; but the generality of interpreters, Jewish and Christian, understand it as we do, of the conjugal duty, the use of the marriage bed, or what the apostle calls due benevolence, 1 Corinthians 7:3. The word is thought to have the signification of a fixed time for it; and the Misnic doctors w are very particular in assigning the set times of it for different persons; and in those countries where there were, and where there still are, plurality of wives, each had, and have their turns, see
Genesis 30:15.
u ×¢× ×ª× "habitationem ejus", Montanus, Junius Tremellius so some in Aben Ezra. Vid. Pfeiffer. "dubia vexata", cent. 1. loc. 97. w Misn. Cetubot, c. 5. sect. 6.
