“Now (A)if a man sells his daughter as a female slave, she is not to [a]go free (B)as the male slaves [b]do. If she is [c]displeasing in the eyes of her master [d]who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, because of his [e]unfairness to her. And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters. 10 If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her [f]food, her clothing, or (C)her conjugal rights. 11 But if he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go [g]free for nothing, without payment of money.

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  1. Exodus 21:7 Lit go out
  2. Exodus 21:7 Lit go out
  3. Exodus 21:8 Lit bad
  4. Exodus 21:8 Another reading is so that he did not designate her
  5. Exodus 21:8 Lit dealing treacherously
  6. Exodus 21:10 Lit flesh
  7. Exodus 21:11 Lit out

“If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,[a] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. 10 If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights.(A) 11 If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.

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  1. Exodus 21:8 Or master so that he does not choose her