Cross References But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee: Exodus 21:5 And if the servant shall say: I love my master and my wife and children, I will not go out free: Exodus 21:6 His master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the door and the posts, and he shall bore his ear through with an awl: and he shall be his servant for ever. Deuteronomy 15:15 Remember that thou also wast a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God made thee free, and therefore I now command thee this. Deuteronomy 15:17 Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee: Exodus 21:5,6 And if the servant shall say: I love my master and my wife and children, I will not go out free: . . . Psalm 40:6,8 Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require: . . . Context Release of Hebrew Servants…15Remember that thou also wast a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God made thee free, and therefore I now command thee this. 16But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee:17Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also.… Lexicon But ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction your servant says יֹאמַ֣ר (yō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to you, אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to ‘I do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no want to leave you,’ אֵצֵ֖א (’ê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction he loves אֲהֵֽבְךָ֙ (’ă·hê·ḇə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f you וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and your household בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ (bê·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house and כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction is well off ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2895: To be pleasing or good with you, מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ (mê·‘im·māḵ) Preposition-m | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with Additional Translations But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,And it shall be, if he say to you, I will not go away from you; because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you; 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; And if he should say to thee, I will not go out from thee, because he continues to love thee and thy house, because he is well with thee; 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, -- And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; 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; It shall be, if he tells you, "I will not go out from you;" because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you; 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 -- Jump to Previous Dear Desire Happy House Household Loved Loves Servant WantJump to Next Dear Desire Happy House Household Loved Loves Servant WantExternal Links Deuteronomy 15:16 NIVDeuteronomy 15:16 NLT Deuteronomy 15:16 ESV Deuteronomy 15:16 NASB Deuteronomy 15:16 ASV Deuteronomy 15:16 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 15:16 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 15:16 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 15:16 French Bible Deuteronomy 15:16 German Bible Alphabetical: about and because But come do family fares from go he household I if is It leave loves not off out says servant shall since to want well will with you your OT Law: Deuteronomy 15:16 It shall be if he tell you (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |