Exodus 21:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

If she does not please her master, who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed; he shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt unfairly with her.

Cross References

Genesis 28:8

So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please his father Isaac,

Job 6:15

My companions are treacherous like a torrent bed, like swollen streams that pass away,

Exodus 21:7

“When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do.

Exodus 21:9

If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter.

Exodus 8:29

Then Moses said, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his officials, and from his people; only do not let Pharaoh again deal falsely by not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”

Ezekiel 15:8

And I will make the land desolate because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord God.

Deuteronomy 20:7

Has anyone become engaged to a woman but not yet married her? He should go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another marry her.’

Judges 14:3

But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among your kin or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, because she pleases me.”

Judges 9:19

if, I say, you have acted in good faith and honor with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you,

1 Samuel 18:8

Saul was very angry, for this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; what more can he have but the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 8:6

But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” Samuel prayed to the Lord,