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Exodus 21:10–11

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Exodus 21:10

10If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Exodus 21:11

11And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

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DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 21:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

duty

That which a person owes to another; that which a person is bound, by any natural, moral or legal obligation, to pay, do or perform.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

marriage

The covenant union of a man and a woman as husband and wife; also the celebration of that union.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 21:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

three

The number following two and preceding four.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

free

Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations. Clear of crime or offense; guiltless; innocent.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

without

Outside; not within; lacking; free from; or in the absence of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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