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Deuteronomy 15:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But if your slave says to you, “I don’t want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family, and is well off with you,

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Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

take an awl and pierce through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. Also treat your female slave the same way.