Exodus 21:5-6

Laws About Slaves

5 But j if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,' 6 then his master shall bring him to k God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 15:16 - 17
    But if he says to you, 'I will not go out from you,' because he loves you and your household, since he is well-off with you.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 82:6
    I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you.
    John 10:34 - 35
    Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?
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