“But if the slave declares: ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,’(A) his master is to bring him to the judges[a] and then bring him to the door or doorpost. His master must pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve his master for life.

“When a man sells his daughter as a slave,[b] she is not to leave as the male slaves do.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:6 Or to God; that is, to His sanctuary or court
  2. Exodus 21:7 Or concubine

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