Deuteronomy 15:16-18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ But it shall come about, ^(A)if he says to you, ‘I will not leave you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he is doing well with you, ¹⁷ then you shall take an ^[a]awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant permanently. You shall also do the same to your female slave.

¹⁸ “It shall not seem difficult for you when you set him ^[b]free, because he has given you six years with double the ^[c]service of a hired worker; so the Lord your God will bless you in whatever you do.