Exodus 21:11

11 If he doesn't give her these three things, she can go free, without paying any money for her freedom.

Exodus 21:11 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 21:11

And if he do not these three unto her
Not the three things last mentioned; though this sense, Aben Ezra says, many of their interpreters give, which is rejected by him, so do some Christian expositors; but these three things are, espousing her to himself, or to his son, or redeeming her by the hand of her father; that is, letting her be redeemed by him, as the Targum of Jonathan; and so Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Ben Melech: the meaning is, if one or other of these things are not done,

then shall she go out free without money;
be dismissed from her servitude, and not obliged to pay anything for her freedom; the Targum of Jonathan adds, he shall give her a bill of divorce; that is, the son to whom she had been betrothed, and another wife taken by him, and she denied the above things; which favours the first sense.

Exodus 21:11 In-Context

9 But if he has chosen her for his son, he must treat her like a daughter.
10 If that son marries another woman, he must not deprive the first wife of food, clothes, or sex.
11 If he doesn't give her these three things, she can go free, without paying any money for her freedom.
12 "Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death.
13 If it wasn't done intentionally, but God let it happen, the killer should flee to a place I will set aside for you.
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