Deuteronomy 15:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 15:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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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KJV

King James Version

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;

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WEB

World English Bible

It shall be, if he tells you, “I will not go out from you,” because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;

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Deuteronomy 15

¹⁴ You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

¹⁵ Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

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.

¹⁸ Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

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