Exodus 21:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter.

New Living Translation
But if the slave’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter.

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

Berean Study Bible
And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.

New American Standard Bible
And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

NASB 1995
"If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

NASB 1977
“And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

Amplified Bible
If her master chooses her [as a wife] for his son, he shall act toward her as if she were legally his daughter.

Christian Standard Bible
Or if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her according to the customary treatment of daughters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Or if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her according to the customary treatment of daughters.

Contemporary English Version
If he selects her as a wife for his son, he must treat her as his own daughter.

Good News Translation
If a man buys a female slave to give to his son, he is to treat her like a daughter.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But if he has chosen her for his son, he must treat her like a daughter.

International Standard Version
If he has selected her for his son, he is to treat her according to the ordinance for daughters.

NET Bible
If he designated her for his son, then he will deal with her according to the customary rights of daughters.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

New King James Version
And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

King James 2000 Bible
And if he has betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

New Heart English Bible
If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

World English Bible
If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her as a daughter.

American King James Version
And if he have betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

American Standard Version
And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

A Faithful Version
And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her as with daughters.

Darby Bible Translation
And if he have appointed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the law of daughters.

English Revised Version
And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if he hath betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But if he hath betrothed her vnto his sonne, he shal deale with her according to the custome of the daughters.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If he haue promysed her vnto his sonne to wyfe, he shall deale with her as men do with their daughters.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf he promyse her vnto his sonne, then shal he do vnto her after the lawe of doughters.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf he haue promysed her vnto his sonne to wife, he shal deale with her as men do with their doughters.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if he betroths her to his son, he does to her according to the right of daughters.

Young's Literal Translation
'And if to his son he betroth her, according to the right of daughters he doth to her.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if to a son he shall betroth her, according to the judgment of daughters he shall do to her.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if he have betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall treat her according to the custom with daughters.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if he will take her for his son, he shall do for her according to the Law of what is done to a daughter.

Lamsa Bible
And if he takes her for wife to his son, then he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if he should have betrothed her to his son, he shall do to her according to the right of daughters.
















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