Exodus 21:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Exodus 21:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 21:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 21:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.”
Exodus 21:6 — World English Bible
Exodus 21:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. ”
Exodus 21:6 — American Standard Version
Exodus 21:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“then hath his lord brought him nigh unto God, and hath brought him nigh unto the door, or unto the side-post, and his lord hath bored his ear with an awl, and he hath served him--to the age.”
Exodus 21:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 21:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“then his master shall bring him before the judges, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall be his bondman for ever. ”
Exodus 21:6 — Darby Translation
Exodus 21:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then his master shall bring him vnto the Iudges, and set him to the dore, or to the poste, and his master shall bore his eare through with a nawle, and he shall serue him for euer.”
Exodus 21:6 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 21:6 in Context — Exodus 21
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.
7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
What Does Exodus 21:6 Mean?
Exodus 21:6 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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