Exodus 21:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:7

They answered, “If you want them to serve and obey you, then you should do what they ask today. Tell them you will make their work easier.”

Psalm 82:1

When all the other gods have come together, the Lord God judges them and says:

Exodus 12:12

That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the firstborn son in every family and the firstborn male of all animals. I am the LORD, and I will punish the gods of Egypt.

Exodus 21:22

Suppose a pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage as the result of an injury caused by someone who is fighting. If she isn't badly hurt, the one who injured her must pay whatever fine her husband demands and the judges approve.

Exodus 21:5

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

Exodus 21:7

A young woman who was sold by her father doesn't gain her freedom in the same way that a man does.

Exodus 22:28

Don't speak evil of me or of the ruler of your people.

Isaiah 1:26

Jerusalem, I will choose judges and advisers like those you had before. Your new name will be “Justice and Faithfulness”.

Leviticus 25:23

No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me—it isn't your land, and you only live there for a little while.

Leviticus 25:40

Then you must treat them as servants, rather than as slaves. And in the Year of Celebration they are to be set free,

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are roaring lions, its judges are wolves; in the evening they attack, by morning nothing is left.

Deuteronomy 1:16

and others became judges. I gave these judges the following instructions: When you settle legal cases, your decisions must be fair. It doesn't matter if the case is between two Israelites, or between an Israelite and a foreigner living in your community.

Deuteronomy 15:16

But one of your slaves may say, “I love you and your family, and I would be better off staying with you, so please don't make me leave.”

Deuteronomy 15:17

Take the slave to the door of your house and push a sharp metal rod through one ear lobe and into the door. Such slaves will belong to you for life, whether they are men or women.

Deuteronomy 16:18

After you are settled in the towns that you will receive from the LORD your God, the people in each town must appoint judges and other officers. Those of you who become judges must be completely fair when you make legal decisions, even if someone important is involved. Don't take bribes to give unfair decisions. Bribes keep people who are wise from seeing the truth and turn honest people into liars.

1 Samuel 1:22

But Hannah stayed at home, because she had told Elkanah, “Samuel and I won't go until he's old enough for me to stop nursing him. Then I'll give him to the LORD, and he can stay there at Shiloh for the rest of his life.”

1 Samuel 27:12

But Achish trusted David and thought, “David's people must be furious with him. From now on he will have to take orders from me.”