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.
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, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if the servant says to you, I will not go away from you, because he loves you and your household, since he does well with you, American Standard Version (1901) And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee; Common English Bible Now if your male servant says to you: “I don’t want to leave your service” because he loves you and your family and because life is good for him in your service, Catholic Public Domain Version But if he will say, 'I am not willing to depart,' because he loves you and your household, and because he feels that it would be good for him to stay with you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if he say: I will not depart; because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee. |
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.