Ifאִםshe is displeasingרָעָהin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof her master,אֲדֹנֶיהָwhoאֲשֶׁרhad designated herיְעָדָהּfor himself,לוֹhe shall let her be ransomed;וְהֶפְדָּהּhe shall have no rightלֹא יִמְשֹׁלto sell herלְמָכְרָהּto a foreignנָכְרִיpeople,לְעַםsince he has dealt treacherouslyבְּבִגְדוֹwith her.בָהּ
Exodus 21:8
Study it in the app“If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master, who had designated her for himself, he shall let her be ransomed; he shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt treacherously with her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:8, word by word
- she is displeasingרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of her masterאֲדֹנֶיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- had designated herיְעָדָyeada
appoint
To designate beforehand for whom, when or where something falls.
Where else “yeada” appears- he shall let her be ransomedהֶפְדָּhefda
pay a ransom
To pay to get someone or something back.
Where else “hefda” appears- he shall have no rightיִמְשֹׁלyimshol
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “yimshol” appears- to sell herמָכְרָmachra
sell
To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.
Where else “machra” appears- to a foreignנָכְרִיnachri
foreign, stranger
Foreign, strange; a foreigner, someone outside the family.
Where else “nachri” appears- peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- since he has dealt treacherouslyבִגְדvigd
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “vigd” appears
The context
7When a man sells his daughter as a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves go out.
8 · This verse (above)
9And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom for daughters.