New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 15:16-17

16But it shall comeH1961aboutH1961,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588he saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559to you, ‘I will not leaveאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318you,’ becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he lovesאֲהֵֽבְךָ֙'a.he.ve.KhaH157you and your householdבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588he is doing wellט֥וֹבTovH2895with you,

17then you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947anawlהַמַּרְצֵ֗עַha.mar.Tze.a'H4836and pierceוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414it through his earבְאָזְנוֹ֙ve.'a.ze.NoH241into the doorוּבַדֶּ֔לֶתu.va.De.letH1817,and he shall be your servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650permanentlyעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769.You shall alsoוְאַ֥ףve.'AfH637doתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213the sameכֵּֽן׃KenH3651to your femaleH519slaveH519.

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