If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
Exodus 21:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) But if the servant shall plainly say, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;' Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go free, American Standard Version (1901) But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: Common English Bible However, if the slave clearly states, “I love my master, my wife, and my children, and I don’t want to go free,” Catholic Public Domain Version And if the servant will say, 'I love my lord, and my wife and children, I will not depart freely,' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if the servant shall say: I love my master and my wife and children, I will not go out free: |
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever.
The LORD our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but by you only will we make mention of your name.