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Deuteronomy 15:16
Deuteronomy 15:16 is verse 16 of Deuteronomy chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,
King James Version
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
World English Bible
It shall be, if he tells you, “I will not go out from you,” because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you,
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Deuteronomy 15:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.
15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
16 But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,
17 then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.
18 Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Exodus 21:5But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
Exodus 21:6then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”