Deuteronomy 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 15:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise.”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise. ”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“then thou hast taken the awl, and hast put <FI>it<Fi> through his ear, and through the door, and he hath been to thee a servant age-during; and also to thy handmaid thou dost do so.”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear and into the door; and he shall be thy bondman for ever. And also unto thy handmaid thou shalt do likewise. ”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shalt thou take a naule, and perce his eare through against the doore, and he shall be thy seruant for euer: and vnto thy maid seruant thou shall doe likewise.”
Deuteronomy 15:17 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 15:17 in Context — Deuteronomy 15
15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
16 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;
17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
What Does Deuteronomy 15:17 Mean?
Deuteronomy 15:17 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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