Exodus 21:5
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
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And if the servant shall plainly say,.... Or, "in saying shall say" (i) shall express himself in plain and full terms, and repeat his words, and abide by them, signifying it as his last will and…
The first verse is the general title of the laws contained in this and the two following chapters, some of them relating to the religious worship of God, but most of them relating to matters between…
The fourth case. A slave, if he was happy with his master might, if he desired to do so, remain in his master's service for life.
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