Revised Version 1895

Exodus 21:2-6

2Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588thoubuyתִקְנֶה֙tik.NehH7069anHebrewעִבְרִ֔י'iv.RiH5680servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141he shallserveיַעֲבֹ֑דya.'a.VodH5647: and in theseventhוּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔תu.Va.she.vi.'ItH7637he shallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outH3318freeלַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יla.cha.fe.ShiH2670fornothingחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518hecomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935in byhimselfH1931, he shallgoיֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'H3318outH3318byhimselfH1931:ifאִם־'im-H518he bemarriedאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802, then hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802shallgoוְיָצְאָ֥הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318outH3318with him.

4Ifאִם־'im-H518hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him awifeH802, andsheH1931bearוְיָלְדָה־ve.Yal.dah-H3205himsonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121ordaughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323; thewifeH802andherH802childrenH1121shall beherH802master’sלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָla.do.Nei.haH113, and he shallgoיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318outH3318byhimselfH1931.

5Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650shallplainlyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, Iloveאָהַ֙בְתִּי֙'a.Hav.tiH157mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802, and mychildrenבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318freeחָפְשִֽׁי׃cha.fe.ShiH2670:

6then hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113shallbringוְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and shallbringוְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.ShoH5066him to thedoorהַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letH1817, or unto thedoorH1817postהַמְּזוּזָ֑הha.me.zu.ZahH4201; and hismasterאֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.NavH113shall bore hisearאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241throughא֖וֹ'oH176with anawlבַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'H4836; and he shallserveוַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.DoH5647him foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

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