Deuteronomy 15:16

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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;But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,

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Hebrew words

וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כִּי־ki-thatH3588יֹאמַרyomarhe will sayH559אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413לֹאlo'notH3808אֵצֵא'etze'I will go outH3318מֵעִמָּךְme'imakhfrom with <the> youH5973כִּיkiforH3588אֲהֵבְךָ'ahevekhahe loves youH157וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בֵּיתֶךָbeitekhahousehold yourH1004כִּי־ki-forH3588טוֹבtovit has been goodH2895לוֹlofor <the> himעִמָּךְ׃'imakhwith youH5973

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Related verses

Exodus 21:5-6
⁵ And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: ⁶ Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.⁵ But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’ ⁶ then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
Psalm 40:8
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

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