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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. (KJV)

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וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 1

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 2

לֹ֧אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 3

חָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.tayou delight

Lemma: חָפֵץ (cha.phets) · Strong's: H2654A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to delight in

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Numbers 14:8, Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:8, Judges 13:23, Ruth 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2654A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 4

וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.Tahand you will let go her

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpq2ms)

Meaning: to send: let go

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 5

לְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.Shahfor self her

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 6

וּמָכֹ֥רu.ma.Khorand certainly <sell>

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 7

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 8

תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּהtim.ke.Re.nahyou will sell her

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 9

בַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.seffor <the> money

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 10

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 11

תִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.Meryou will treat as a slave

Lemma: עָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H6014B

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

Meaning: to tyranise

Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6014B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 12

תַּ֖חַתTa.chatbecause

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: because of

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27, Numbers 25:13, Deuteronomy 4:37, Deuteronomy 22:29, Deuteronomy 28:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 13

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 14

עִנִּיתָֽהּ\׃\ \ס'i.ni.Tahyou have humiliated her

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)

Meaning: to afflict

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:14 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
if	→	אִם H0518A if
you are not	→	לֹא H3808 not
pleased	→	חָפֵץ H2654A to delight in
with her	→
you are to let her go	→	שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go
wherever she wishes	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
But you must not	→	לֹא H3808 not
sell her	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
. . .	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
for money	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
or treat her as a slave	→	עָמַר H6014B to tyranise
since	→	תַּחַת H8478J underneath: because of
you have dishonored her	→	עָנָה H6031B to afflict

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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