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Exodus 21:3

1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
KJV
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
WEB
If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
ASV
If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.
DARBY
If he came in alone, he shall go out alone: if he had a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
BLB
If he comes in by himself, by himself he shall go out; if he [is] husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
ÅB
Dersom han kommer enslig, da skal han gå enslig bort; dersom han er gift mann, da skal hans hustru gå bort med ham.
OTB
Hvis han kommer alene, skal han dra alene; men hvis han er gift, skal hans kone dra med ham.
B1930
Dersom han kommer enslig, da skal han gå enslig bort; dersom han er gift mann, da skal hans hustru gå bort med ham.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 15:12–14

    And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

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