Deuteronomy 15:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶ And ^(A)if it happens that he says to you, ‘I will not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you, ¹⁷ then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. ¹⁸ It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth ^(B)a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.