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Exodus 21:10

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אַחֶ֖רֶתacheretother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.יִֽקַּֽחyiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toשְׁאֵרָ֛הּsheerahfleshשְׁאֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “flesh”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7607flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by bloodbody, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).כְּסוּתָ֥הּkesutahcoveringכְּסוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “covering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3682a cover (garment); figuratively, a veilingcovering, raiment, vesture.וְעֹנָתָ֖הּveonatahand duty of marriageעוֹנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and duty of marriage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5772sexual (cohabitation)duty of marriage.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִגְרָֽעyigraabateגָּרַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abate”, an unfinished actionH1639to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withholdabate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If he take him another wife ; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Young’s Literal Translation

'If another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;

World English Bible

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.

Darby Translation

If he take himself another, her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights he shall not diminish.

Douay-Rheims

And if he take another wife for him, he shall provide her a marriage, and raiment, neither shall he refuse the price of her chastity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if he take another to himself, he shall not deprive her of necessaries and her apparel, and her companionship with him .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἄλλην λάβῃ ἑαυτῷ, τὰ δέοντα καὶ τὸν ἱματισμὸν καὶ τὴν ὁμιλίαν αὐτῆς οὐκ ἀποστερήσει.