Deuteronomy Chapter 23 verse 15 Holy Bible
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:
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Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:
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Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee:
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Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
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Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant who hath escaped from his master to thee:
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You shall not deliver to his master a servant who is escaped from his master to you:
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`Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 15, 16. - A slave that had escaped from his master was not to be given up, but allowed to dwell in the land, in whatever part he might choose. The reference is to a foreign slave who had fled from the harsh treatment of his master to seek refuge in Israel, as is evident from the expression, בְאַחַד שְׁעָרֵיך, "in one of thy gates," i.e. in any part of thy land. Onkelos, עֲבִד עַמְמִין, "a slave of the Gentiles." His master; the word used is the plural adonim, masters. The use of this for a human master or lord is peculiar to the Pentateuch (cf. Genesis 24:9, 51; Genesis 39:2; Genesis 40:1; Exodus 21:4, 6, 32, etc.). In this use of the term there is no reference to severity of rule, as if this were a plural intensive.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersDeuteronomy 23:15-16.--REFUGEES.Thou shalt not deliver . . . the servant.--Even on Israelitish ground the escaped slave was free. Rashi adds, "Even a Canaanitish slave who has escaped from abroad into the land of Israel."