Exodus 21:5
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And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
In other translations
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
Hebrew words
וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אָמֹר'amorcarefully <to say>H559יֹאמַרyomarhe will sayH559הָעֶבֶדha'evedthe slaveH5650אָהַבְתִּי'ahavtiI loveH157אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲדֹנִי'adonimaster myH113אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִשְׁתִּי'ishtiwife myH802וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בָּנָיbanaichildren myH1121לֹאlo'notH3808אֵצֵא'etze'I will go outH3318חָפְשִׁי׃chafeshia free [person]H2670
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 15:16-1716 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; 17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.16 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, 17 then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14-1514 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. 15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
- Isaiah 26:13O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
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