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Exodus 21:7

5 But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’

6 then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.

8 If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.

9 And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.

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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
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
KJV
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
WEB
“If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.
ASV
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.
DARBY
And if a man shall sell his daughter as a handmaid, she shall not go out as the bondmen go out.
BLB
And if a man sells his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the manservants go out.
ÅB
Når noen selger sin datter til slavekvinne, da skal hun ikke gis fri som slavene.
OTB
«Hvis en mann selger sin datter som tjenestepike, skal hun ikke gå fri som mannlige tjenere gjør.
B1930
Når nogen selger sin datter til trælkvinne, da skal hun ikke gis fri som trælene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 5:5

    We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

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  • Exodus 21:2–3

    If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.

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