Exodus 21:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.

Young's Literal Translation
‘If another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;

King James Bible
If he take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Hebrew
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

he takes
יִֽקַּֽח־ (yiq·qaḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

another wife,
אַחֶ֖רֶת (’a·ḥe·reṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

he must not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

reduce
יִגְרָֽע׃ (yiḡ·rā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1639: To scrape off, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold

the food,
שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ (šə·’ê·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood

clothing,
כְּסוּתָ֥הּ (kə·sū·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3682: A cover, a veiling

or marital rights [of his first wife].
וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ (wə·‘ō·nā·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5772: Sexual

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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