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Exodus 21:4–5

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out alone. But jif the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

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Exodus 21:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.

“But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’

Exodus 21:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

Exodus 21:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master. But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to go free.’

Exodus 21:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

If his master has given him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

Exodus 21:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

If the slave’s master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the woman and her children will belong to the master. When the slave is set free, only he may leave.

“But if the slave says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children, and I don’t want to go free,’

Exodus 21:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

Exodus 21:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

If his master have given him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out alone. But if the bondman shall say distinctly, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go free;

Exodus 21:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

If his master gives him a wife and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the wife and her children belong to the master, and the slave must leave by himself. But if he makes this statement: ‘I hereby declare my love for my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to leave as a free man,’

Exodus 21:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children belong to her master, and the man must leave alone.

“But if the slave declares: ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,’

Exodus 21:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s and he shall go out alone. But if the slave declares, “I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out a free person,”

Exodus 21:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

If his master gives him a wife and she bears for him sons or daughters, the wife and her children will belong to her master, and the slave will go out single. But if the slave explicitly says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,”

Exodus 21:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Suppose his master gives him a wife. And suppose she has sons or daughters by him. Then only the man will go free. The woman and her children will belong to her master.

“But suppose the servant says, ‘I love my master and my wife and children. I don’t want to go free.’

Exodus 21:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

If his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out alone.

“But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man,’


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