Exodus 21:5

New Century Version

“But if the slave says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children, and I don’t want to go free,’

Cross References

Exodus 21:4

If the slave’s master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the woman and her children will belong to the master. When the slave is set free, only he may leave.

Exodus 21:6

then the slave’s master must take him to God. The master is to take him to a door or doorframe and punch a hole through the slave’s ear using a sharp tool. Then the slave will serve that master all his life.

Isaiah 26:13

Lord, our God, other masters besides you have ruled us, but we honor only you.