Verse Comparison: Exodus 21:5
American Standard Version
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Amplified® Bible
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go free,
Contemporary English Version
But suppose the slave loves his wife and children so much that he won't leave without them.
Darby English Version
But if the bondman shall say distinctly, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go free;
Good News Bible
But if the slave declares that he loves his master, his wife, and his children and does not want to be set free,
King James Version
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
New American Standard Bible
"But if the slave plainly says, `I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man,'
New International Version
"But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,'
New King James Version
But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man,'
Revised Standard Version
But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,'
Young's Literal Translation
`And if the servant really say: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons -- I do not go out free;