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21:1 The law concerning the slave

(Deu. 15:12-18)

21 ◙ 2 [ref]◙ 3 ◙ 4 ◙ 5 ◙ 6 ◙

7 ◙ 8 ◙ 9 ◙ 10 ◙ 11 ◙

21:2-6: Lev 25:39-46.

21 and_these the_ordinances which you _will _set before_face/front_them.
2 DOM you _will _buy a _slave Hebrew six years he _will _serve and_in/on/at/with_seventh he _will _go _out as _a_free without _paying.
3 If in/on/at/with_single he _will _come in/on/at/with_single he _will _go _out if [is _the]_husband of _a _wife he and_go _out his/its_wife/woman with_him/it.
4 If master_his he _will _give to_him/it a _wife and_bears to_him/it sons or daughters the_woman and_children_her she _will _belong to_master_her and_he he _will _go _out in/on/at/with_single.
5 And_if explicitly _(say) he _will _say the_slave I _love DOM my_master/master DOM wife_my and_DOM children_my not I _will _go _out a _free _[person].
6 And_bring_him master_his to the_ʼElhīmv and_bring_him to the_door or to the_doorpost and_pierce master_his DOM ear_his in/on/at/with_awl and_serve_him to_vanishing _point.
7 and_because/when he _will _sell a _man DOM daughter_his as_slave not she _will _go _out as_go _out the_male _slaves.
8 If [she _is]_displeasing in/on_both _eyes _of master_her who wwww[fn] designated_her and_redeemed_her to_people foreign not he _will _have _dominion to_sell_her in/on/at/with_broken _faith_he in/on/at/with_her.
9 And_if for_son_his designates_her according _to_customary _treatment the_daughters he _will _do with_her.
10 If another _[woman] he _will _take to_him/it food_her clothing_her and_marital _rights_her not he _will _reduce.
11 And_if three _[things] these not he _will _do to/for_her/it and_go _out without _paying there _[will]_not _[be] money.

21:8 Variant note: לא: (x-qere) ’ל֥/וֹ’: lemma_l morph_HR/Sp3ms id_023Mv ל֥/וֹ

OET by section EXO 21:1

The law concerning the slave

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