Exodus 21:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 16:2

and Sarai said to Abram, “The LORD has not given me any children. Sleep with my slave, and if she has a child, it will be mine.” Abram agreed,

Exodus 21:3

If he was single at the time you bought him, he alone must be set free. But if he was married at the time, both he and his wife must be given their freedom.

Exodus 21:5

But suppose the slave loves his wife and children so much that he won't leave without them.