Exodus 21 · Verse 11

Exodus 21:11

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
Exodus 21:11, King James Version

Exodus 21:11 in other translations

BSBIf, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
WEBIf he doesn’t do these three things for her, she may go free without paying any money.
ASVAnd if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money.
YLTand if these three he do not to her, then she hath gone out for nought, without money.
DARBYAnd if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
BBEAnd if he does not do these three things for her, she has the right to go free without payment.
WebsterAnd if he shall not perform these three to her, then shall she depart free without money.

What does Exodus 21:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 21:7-11

Ex 21:7-36. Laws for Maidservants. 7-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 These three - 1. Her food, שארה sheerah, her flesh, for she must not, like a common slave, be fed merely on vegetables. 2. Her raiment - her private wardrobe, with all occasional necessary additions. And, 3. The marriage debt - a due proportion of the husband's time and company.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 21:1-11

The laws in this chapter relate to the fifth and sixth commandments; and though they differ from our times and customs, nor are they binding on us, yet they explain the moral law, and the rules of natural justice. The servant, in the state of servitude, was an emblem of that state of bondage to sin, Satan, and the law, which man is brought into by robbing God of his glory, by the transgression of his precepts…

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Exodus 21:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
שְׁלָ֨שׁ\־she.Lash-three [things]H7969
אֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
לָ֑הּLahfor <the> her
וְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'Ahand she will go outH3318
חִנָּ֖םchi.Namwithout payingH2600
אֵ֥ין'einnotH369
כָּֽסֶף\׃\ \סKa.sefmoneyH3701

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Exodus 21:10

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

  • Exodus 21:11

    And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

  • Exodus 21:12

    He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Read all of Exodus 21

Exodus 21:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si ninguna de estas tres cosas hiciere, ella saldrá de gracia sin dinero.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et s’il ne fait pas pour elle ces trois choses-là, elle sortira gratuitement, sans payer aucun argent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn er ihr diese drei Dinge nicht tut, so soll sie umsonst ausgehen, ohne Geld.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si tria ista non fecerit, egredietur gratis absque pecunia.