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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 21:14 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
De 21:14	King James	And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Thou shalt not make merchandise of her - Rather, thou shalt not constrain her: literally "treat her with constraint," or "treat her as a slave."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Thou shalt not make merchandise of her - Rather, thou shalt not constrain her: literally "treat her with constraint," or "treat her as a slave."

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
If thou have no delight in her - If thou dost not chuse to marry her. Thou shalt not make merchandise of her - Make gain of her, either by using her to thy own servile works, or by prostituting her to the lusts or to the service of others.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

If thou have no delight in her - If thou dost not chuse to marry her. Thou shalt not make merchandise of her - Make gain of her, either by using her to thy own servile works, or by prostituting her to the lusts or to the service of others.

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