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And ifוְאִםhe designates herיִיעָדֶנָּהfor his son,לִבְנוֹhe shall dealיַעֲשֶׂהwith herלָּהּaccording to the customכְּמִשְׁפַּטfor daughters.הַבָּנוֹת
Exodus 21:9
Study it in the app“And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom for daughters.”
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Exodus 21:9, word by word
- he designates herיִיעָדֶyiade
appoint
To designate beforehand for whom, when or where something falls.
Where else “yiade” appears- for his sonבְנven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- he shall dealיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- according to the customמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpat” appears- for daughtersבָּנוֹתbanot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “banot” appears
The context
8If 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.
9 · This verse (above)
10If he takes another wife for himself, he shall not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.