Exodus 21:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 21:5

3 If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.

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

5 ^aBut if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

6 then his master shall bring him to the ^ajudges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.

7 “And if a man ^asells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do.

8 If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.

9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

10 If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, ^aand her marriage rights.

11 And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out free, without paying money.

The Law Concerning Violence

12 ^a“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

13 However, ^aif he did not lie in wait, but God ^bdelivered him into his hand, then ^cI will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 21:5

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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;

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