Deuteronomy 15:17-19

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁷ then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant.

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

¹⁹ “^(A)You shall consecrate to the Lord your God all the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock; you shall not work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.