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Exodus 21:5

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3If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.Select Exodus 21:3

4If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.Select Exodus 21:4

5And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:Select Exodus 21:5

6Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.Select Exodus 21:6

7And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.Select Exodus 21:7

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21:5 But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’

ASV

21:5 But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

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