Deuteronomy 15:17

New King James Version

then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise.

Cross References

1 Samuel 1:22

But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.”

Exodus 21:5

But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

Exodus 21:6

then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.

Deuteronomy 15:16

And if it happens that he says to you, ‘I will not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you,

Deuteronomy 15:18

It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.