Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. for ever Leviticus 25:39-42 If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants. . . . 1 Samuel 1:22 But Anna went not up: for she said to her husband: I will not go till the child be weaned, and till I may carry him, that he may appear before the Lord, and may abide always there. Context Release of Hebrew Servants…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.18Turn not away thy eyes from them when thou makest them free: because he hath served thee six years according to the wages of a hireling: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works that thou dost.… Cross References 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 15:16 But if he say: I will not depart: because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee: Deuteronomy 15:18 Turn not away thy eyes from them when thou makest them free: because he hath served thee six years according to the wages of a hireling: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works that thou dost. Lexicon takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take an awl הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ (ham·mar·ṣê·a‘) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4836: A boring instrument, awl and pierce [it] וְנָתַתָּ֤ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set through his ear בְאָזְנוֹ֙ (ḇə·’ā·zə·nōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 241: Broadness, the ear into the door, וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת (ū·ḇad·de·leṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door and he will become וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be your לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew servant עֶ֣בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant for life. עוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always And וְאַ֥ף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though treat תַּעֲשֶׂה־ (ta·‘ă·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make your maidservant לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ (la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 519: A maidservant, female slave the same way. כֵּֽן׃ (kên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus Additional Translations then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.Then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant for ever. And also to your maidservant you shall do likewise. then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise. then thou shalt take an awl, and bore his ear through to the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever; and in like manner shalt thou do to thy maid-servant. then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear and into the door; and he shall be thy bondman for ever. And also unto thy handmaid thou shalt do likewise. then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear into the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also to thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise. then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. then thou hast taken the awl, and hast put it through his ear, and through the door, and he hath been to thee a servant age-during; and also to thy handmaid thou dost do so. 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