Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:2-7

2If thou buyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069an Hebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141he shall serveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647:and in the seventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637he shall go outיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670for nothingחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

3If he came inיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935by himselfבְּגַפּ֥וֹbe.ga.PoH1610,he shall go outיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318by himselfבְּגַפּ֣וֹbe.ga.PoH1610:if he were marriedבַּ֤עַל אִשָּׁה֙Ba.'al 'i.ShahH802 H1167,then his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shall go outוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318with him.

4If his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113have givenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,and she have bornוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205him sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121or daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323;the wifeהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802and her childrenוִילָדֶ֗יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206shall be her master’sלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113,and he shall go outיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318by himselfבְגַפּֽוֹ׃ve.ga.PoH1610.

5And if the servantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650shall plainlyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559,I loveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802,and my childrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121;I will not go outאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670:

6Then his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shall bringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him unto the judgesהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;he shall also bringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him to the doorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817,or unto the door postהַמְּזוּזָ֑הha.me.zu.ZahH4201;and his masterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shall boreוְרָצַ֨עve.ra.Tza'H7527his earאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241through with an aulבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836;and he shall serveוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him for everלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7And if a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376sellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323to be a maidservantלְאָמָ֑הle.'a.MahH519,she shall not go outתֵצֵ֖אte.Tze'H3318as the menservantsהָעֲבָדִֽים׃ha.'a.va.DimH5650doכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318.

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