Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

If he takes himself another wife, her food, her clothing, and her duty of marriage shall not be lessened.

New American Standard Bible

If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

If he takes an additional wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.

International Standard Version

If he takes another woman for himself, he may not withhold from the first her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

A Conservative Version

If he takes him another [wife], her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, he shall not diminish.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

If her master marries another wife, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her privilege as a wife.

Bible in Basic English

And if he takes another woman, her food and clothing and her married rights are not to be less.

Darby Translation

If he take himself another, her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights he shall not diminish.

Julia Smith Translation

If he shall take to him another, her food and her covering and her cohabitation he shall not take away.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

If he takes for himself another, he will not reduce her food, her clothing, or her right of cohabitation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one's food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

New Heart English Bible

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.

The Emphasized Bible

If he take to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.

Webster

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

World English Bible

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.

Youngs Literal Translation

If another woman he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If he take
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

שׁאר 
Sh@'er 
Usage: 16

כּסוּת 
K@cuwth 
Usage: 8

and her duty of marriage
עונה 
`ownah 
Usage: 1

References

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Laws About Slaves

9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her as with daughters. 10 If he takes himself another wife, her food, her clothing, and her duty of marriage shall not be lessened. 11 And if he does not do these three to her, then she shall go out free without money.



Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:1-6

Now concerning what you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

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