Exodus 21:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If 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.”

Exodus 21:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 21:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 21:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.”

Exodus 21:4 — World English Bible

Exodus 21:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. ”

Exodus 21:4 — American Standard Version

Exodus 21:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“if his lord give to him a wife, and she hath borne to him sons or daughters--the wife and her children are her lord's, and he goeth out by himself.”

Exodus 21:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 21:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If his master have given him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out alone. ”

Exodus 21:4 — Darby Translation

Exodus 21:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If his master haue giuen him a wife, and she hath borne him sonnes or daughters, he wife and her children shalbe her masters, but he shall goe out himselfe alone.”

Exodus 21:4 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 21:4 in Context — Exodus 21

2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

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

4 If 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.

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

6 Then 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.

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What Does Exodus 21:4 Mean?

Exodus 21:4 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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