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Exodus 21:2-6

2Ifthoubuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069aHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680bondman,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141shallheserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647;andintheseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637heshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outfreeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingH2600.

3Ifhecameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935inalone,heshallgoיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318outalone:ifhehadawifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802,thenhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shallgoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outwithhim.

4IfhismasterH113havegivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himawifeH802,andshehaveborneוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323,thewifeH802andherchildrenshallbeH1961hermaster's,andheshallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outalone.

5ButifthebondmanshallsayH559distinctly,Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802,andmychildren,Iwillnotgoאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670;

6thenhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himbeforethejudges,andshallbringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066himtothedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817,ortothedoor-post;andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shallborehisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241throughwithanawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836;andheshallbehisbondmanforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

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