New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 21:2-6
2“IfH3588 you buyH7069 1a HebrewH5680 slaveH5650, he shall serveH5647 for sixH8337 yearsH8141; but on the seventhH7637 he shall leaveH3318 as a freeH2670 manH2670 withoutH2600 a paymentH2600 to you. 3IfH518 he comesH935 2aloneH1610, he shall leaveH3318 3aloneH1610; ifH518 he is the husbandH1167 of a wifeH802, then his wifeH802 shall leaveH3318 with him. 4IfH518 his masterH113 givesH5414 him a wifeH802, and she bearsH3205 him sonsH1121 orH176 daughtersH1323, the wifeH802 and her childrenH3206 shall belongH1961 to her masterH113, and he shall leaveH3318 4aloneH1610. 5But 5ifH518 the slaveH5650 plainlyH559 saysH559, ‘I loveH157 my masterH113, my wifeH802, and my childrenH1121; I will not leaveH3318 as a freeH2670 manH2670,’ 6then his masterH113 shall bringH5066 him to 6GodH430, then he shall bringH5066 him to the doorH1817 orH176 the doorpostH4201. And his masterH113 shall pierceH7527 his earH241 with an 7awlH4836; and he shall serveH5647 him permanentlyH5769.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 21:2 Lev 25:39-43; Deut 15:12-18; Jer 34:14 ↩
- 2. Exodus 21:3 Lit by himself ↩
- 3. Exodus 21:3 Lit by himself ↩
- 4. Exodus 21:4 Lit by himself ↩
- 5. Exodus 21:5 Deut 15:16, 17 ↩
- 6. Exodus 21:6 Or the judges (who acted in God’s name) ↩
- 7. Exodus 21:6 I.e., a pointed tool ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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