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In Bible Vs Quran: the father is allowed to sell his daughter as a slave?

In Bible Vs Quran: the father is allowed to sell his daughter as a slave?

In the Bible: Yes!

In the Quran: No.

What if a man sells his daughter as a slave?

The interesting law inspired by God in the Bible!

In the Bible, Jehovah, the Lord God, the Almighty Creator, put this interesting Law.

If a man sells his daughter as a slave, she is not to go free as the male slaves do.

This out of the ordinary law allows the father to sell his daughter.

On the other hand, Allah, the Almighty Creator, did not put such an exciting Law.

Now, which book dishonors the female gender, the Bible or the Quran?

However, this article is not aimed to discuss this important issue that needs a book.

The present article is aimed to study the verse of Exodus 21:7 in the original Hebrew Scriptures Vs many different English Versions of the Bible; this allows the smart reader to know how some of the eminent Biblical scholars corrupt the Word of God.

The original Hebrew verse of Exodus 21:7 is precisely translated to:

If a man sells his daughter as a slave, she is not to go free as the male slaves do.

The Hebrew verse contains two important keywords; they are:

לְאָמָ֑ה , pronounced as “amah” = a female slave (Hebrew Strong’s Numbers 519).
הָעֲבָדִֽים, pronounced as “ebed” = a male slave (Hebrew Strong’s Numbers 5650).

Study of this verse in 20 different versions of the Bible reveals the following findings:

1. Some Biblical Versions (five) translate the verse correctly.
2. Some Biblical Versions (five) change the verse by adding words that are not present in the original Hebrew one.
3. Some Biblical Versions (five) translate “amah” (a female slave) to a servant.
4. Some Biblical Versions (three) translate “amah” (a female slave) to a handmaid.
5. Some Biblical Versions (three) contain a Grammar mistake.

The details of the Study of the Verse:

1. The Hebrew verse is correctly translated in the following English Biblical versions:

GOD’S WORD Translation

Whenever a man sells his daughter into slavery, she will not go free the way male slaves do.

Holman Christian Standard Bible

When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she is not to leave as the male slaves do.

English Standard Version

When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do.

New American Standard Bible

If a man sells his daughter as a female slave, she is not to go free as the male slaves do.

New King James Version

And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do.

2. The Biblical Versions that change the verse by adding words that are not present in the original Hebrew verse (the underlined words are not present in the Hebrew verse).

Amplified Bible

If a man sells his daughter to be a maidservant or bondwoman, she shall not go out [in six years] as menservants do.

New Living Translation

When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are.

Contemporary English Version

A young woman who was sold by her father doesn’t gain her freedom in the same way that a man does.

New Century Version

If a man sells his daughter as a slave, the rules for setting her free are different from the rules for setting the male slaves free.

The Message

When a man sells his daughter to be a handmaid, she doesn’t go free after six years like the men.

3. Some Biblical Versions translate “amah” (a female slave) to a servant.

If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do.

New International Reader’s Version

Suppose a man sells his daughter as a servant. Then she can’t go free as male servants do.

New International Version – UK

If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as menservants do.

If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do.

If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as menservants do.

4. Some Biblical Versions translate “amah” (a female slave) to a handmaid.

Young’s Literal Translation

And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants;

Darby Translation

And if a man shall sell his daughter as a handmaid, she shall not go out as the bondmen go out.

The Message

When a man sells his daughter to be a handmaid, she doesn’t go free after six years like the men.

5. Some Biblical Versions contain a Grammar mistake (if a man sell not sells)

King James Version

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

21st Century King James Version

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

American Standard Version

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

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On the other hand, this interesting Biblical law of selling the daughter as a slave is not mentioned therein in the entire Quran.

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Now, we have two big issues or two important claims:

1) The Biblical scholars claim that the Quran is quoted from the Bible.

2) The Quran claims that the Bible is corrupted.

What do you believe?

About the Author

Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil

Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Head (ex-) of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt. President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors, Honorary President of SPIC-Egypt (The Society of Practitioners of Infection Control – Egypt), Co-Chief Editor of the Egyptian Journal of Lab. Medicine. Member of the Egyptian union of Writers, Published 5 Books and some 60 Medical Articles, Supervisors for 79 PhD theses and111 Master Degree theses.

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