And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Exodus 21:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If his master has given him a wife and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out [of your service] alone. American Standard Version (1901) If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. Common English Bible If his master gave him a wife and she bore him sons or daughters, the wife and her children will belong to her master. He will leave single. Catholic Public Domain Version But if his lord gave him a wife, and she has borne sons and daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her lord. Yet still, he himself will go out with his clothing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if his master gave him a wife, and she hath borne sons and daughters: the woman and her children shall be her master's. But he himself shall go out with his raiment. |
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: