Exodus 21:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

But suppose the slave loves his wife and children and his owner so much that he won't leave them.

Cross References

Isaiah 26:13

Others have ruled over us besides you, our Lord God, but we obey only you.

Exodus 21:4

If you give him a wife, and they have children, only the man himself must be set free; his wife and children remain the property of his owner.

Exodus 21:6

Then he must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship, while his owner punches a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.