Exodus 21:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:

Cross References

Exodus 21:4

If his master gives him a wife, and he gets sons or daughters by her, the wife and her children will be the property of the master, and the servant is to go away by himself.

Exodus 21:6

Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.

Isaiah 26:13

O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.