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New Living Translation
Exodus 21:10
"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.
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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.
Berean Standard Bible
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
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 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
1 "These are the regulations you must present to Israel. 2 "If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom. 3 If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife must be freed with him. 4 "If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master. 5 But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don't want to go free.' 6 If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life. 7 "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. 8 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. 9 But if the slave's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter. 10 "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.
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, "No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.
But God replied, "No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:21
But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year."
But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year."
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.'
Abraham replied, "I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.'
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.
And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:7
Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Genesis 21:11
This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
Genesis 21:12
But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
Genesis 21:22
About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said.
About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said.
Genesis 21:31
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
Genesis 22:10
And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
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 ענתה "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.
