▁directed ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁that ▁when ▁they ▁took ▁capt ives ▁in ▁war , ▁and ▁an ▁Israel ite ▁saw ▁among ▁the ▁capt ives ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁whom ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁marry , ▁the ▁Israel ite ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁into ▁his ▁house ▁and ▁have ▁her ▁trim ▁her ▁hair , ▁pare ▁her ▁n ails , ▁disc ard ▁her ▁capt ive ' s ▁gar b , ▁and ▁spend ▁a ▁month ▁l ament ing ▁her ▁parents . ▁There after , ▁the ▁Israel ite ▁could ▁take ▁her ▁as ▁his ▁wife . ▁But ▁if ▁he ▁should ▁find ▁that ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁wanted ▁her , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁release ▁her ▁out right , ▁and ▁not ▁sell ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁slave . ▁A ▁closed ▁portion ▁( , ▁set um ah ) ▁ends ▁here . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁reading , ▁Mos es ▁instruct ed ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁man ▁had ▁two ▁w ives , ▁one ▁loved ▁and ▁one ▁un lo ved , ▁and ▁both ▁bore ▁him ▁sons , ▁but ▁the ▁un lo ved ▁one ▁bore ▁him ▁his ▁first born ▁son , ▁then ▁when ▁he ▁w illed ▁his ▁property ▁to ▁his ▁sons , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁treat ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁loved ▁wife ▁as ▁first born ▁in ▁dis reg ard ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁un lo ved ▁wife ; ▁rather , ▁he ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁first born , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁un lo ved ▁one , ▁and ▁all ot ▁to ▁him ▁his ▁birth right ▁of ▁a ▁double ▁portion ▁of ▁all ▁that ▁he ▁possessed . ▁A