Exodus

Exodus 21:8

⁸If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself,^b he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.

Footnotes

b 21:8 Or so that he does not designate her for himself

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
she is displeasing	רָעָ֞ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the eyes	בְּעֵינֵ֧י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of her master	אֲדֹנֶ֛יהָ	’ă·ḏō·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H113 lord
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had designated her for himself	יְעָדָ֖הּ	yə·‘ā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3259 appoint
he must allow her to be redeemed	וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּ	wə·hep̄·dāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6299 ransom
He has no	לֹא	lō	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H3808 not
right	יִמְשֹׁ֥ל	yim·šōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
to sell her	לְמָכְרָ֖הּ	lə·mā·ḵə·rāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H4376 sell
to foreigners	לְעַ֥ם	lə·‘am	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
since he has broken faith	בְּבִגְדוֹ־	bə·ḇiḡ·ḏōw-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
with her	בָֽהּ׃	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.