Exodus 21:7 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man sells his daughter to be a maidservant or bondwoman, she shall not go out [in six years] as menservants do. American Standard Version (1901) And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do. Common English Bible When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shouldn’t be set free in the same way as male slaves are set free. Catholic Public Domain Version If anyone sells his daughter to be a servant, she shall not depart as a female servant is accustomed to go out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out. |
Now our flesh is the same as that of our kindred; our children are the same as their children; and yet we are forcing our sons and daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been ravished; we are powerless, and our fields and vineyards now belong to others.”
then his master shall bring him before God. He shall be brought to the door or the doorpost; and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him for life.
If she does not please her master, who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed; he shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt unfairly with her.