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Deuteronomy Chapter 15 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 15:16

And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;
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BBE Deuteronomy 15:16

But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;
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DARBY Deuteronomy 15:16

And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, -- because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee, --
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KJV Deuteronomy 15:16

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;
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WBT Deuteronomy 15:16

And it shall be, if he shall say to thee, I will not leave thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;
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WEB Deuteronomy 15:16

It shall be, if he tell you, I will not go out from you; because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;
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YLT Deuteronomy 15:16

`And it hath been, when he saith unto thee, I go not out from thee -- because he hath loved thee, and thy house, because `it is' good for him with thee --
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 16, 17. - It might happen, however, that the slave chose rather to remain with his master than to be manumitted, and in that case he was not to be forced to go free, which would be a hardship to him, but was to be, by a formal process of nailing his ear to the door of his master's house, constituted his slave for life (cf. Exodus 21:5). This was not a painful operation, especially as the servant's ear was probably already pierced for a ring; nor does any infamy appear to have been attached to the bearing of this badge of perpetual servitude. There is no mention here, as in Exodus, of the matter being referred to the judges; and this has led some to suppose that, by the time this later prescription was given, the earlier usage had passed away; but it is more natural to suppose that this usage was so regular and well known that it was needless formally to announce it.

Ellicott's Commentary