Deuteronomy 21:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֧א
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָפַ֣צְתָּ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
בָּ֗הּ
וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
לְנַפְשָׁ֔הּ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וּמָכֹ֥ר
mâkar
H4376
to sell
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּה
mâkar
H4376
to sell
בַּכָּ֑סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִתְעַמֵּ֣ר
ʻâmar
H6014
to bind sheaves
בָּ֔הּ
תַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עִנִּיתָֽהּ
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her at all for money, you shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will be, if you do not delight in her, then you shall send her to her desires, but you surely shall not sell her for money, you shall not mistreat her in return for humiliating her.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).