Exodus 21:8
“If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If she please not her master,.... "Be evil in the eyes of her master" (p); and he has no liking of her, and love to her,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 21:1-11
The first verse is the general title of the laws contained in this and the two following chapters, some of them relating…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
First special case under the general law of v.7: if a woman, bought with the intention of being made her master's…
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