Deuteronomy 15:16-18

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁶ But if the servant says to you, I will not go away from you, because he loves you and your household, since he does well with you,

¹⁷ Then take an awl and pierce his ear through to the door, and he shall be your servant always. And also to your bondwoman you shall do likewise.

¹⁸ It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired servant he has served you six years; and the Lord your God will bless you in all you do.