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Exodus 21:2-6

2Ifthoubuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069aHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantH5650,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141heshallserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647:andintheseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637heshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outfreeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingH2600.

3Ifhecomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935inbyhimself,heshallgoיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318outbyhimself:ifhebemarried,thenhiswifeH802shallgoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outwithhim.

4Ifhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himawifeH802andshebearוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323;thewifeH802andherchildrenshallbeH1961hermaster’sלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113,andheshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outbyhimself.

5ButiftheservantH5650shallplainlysayH559,Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802,andmychildren;Iwillnotgoאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318outfreeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670:

6thenhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himuntoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andshallbringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himtothedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817,oruntothedoor-post;andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallborehisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241throughwithanawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836;andheshallserveוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647himforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

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