Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee—If they declined to avail themselves of the privilege of release and chose to remain with their master, then by a peculiar form of ceremony they became a party to the transaction, voluntarily sold themselves to their employer, and continued in his service till death.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Deuteronomy 15:17:
Exodus 21:2-6
Deuteronomy 15:12
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