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 alone.
Exodus 21:5 - English Standard Version 2016 But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ Matoleo zaidiKing 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 alone.
then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.
O Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.