Deuteronomy 15:17

The Scriptures 1998

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

Cross References

Exodus 21:5

“And if the servant truly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children, let me not go out free,’

Exodus 21:6

then his master shall bring him before Elohim, and shall 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 it shall be, when he says to you, ‘I do not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, because it is good for him with you,

Deuteronomy 15:18

“Let it not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free from you, for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. And יהוה  your Elohim shall bless you in all that you do.

1 Samuel 1:22

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