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Exodus 21:1–2

Ordinances for the People

1 “Now these are the aordinances which you are to set before them:

2 “If you buy aa Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment.

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Exodus 21:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

“These are the laws you are to set before them:

“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything.

Exodus 21:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“These are the regulations you must present to Israel.

“If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom.

Exodus 21:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them: If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then God said to Moses, “These are the laws for living that you will give to the Israelites:

“If you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve you for six years. In the seventh year you are to set him free, and he will have to pay nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.

If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. If thou buy a Hebrew bondman, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⸤The Lord continued,⸥ “Here are the legal decisions to be used by the Israelites: 

“Whenever you buy a Hebrew slave, he will be your slave for six years. In the seventh year he may leave as a free man, without paying for his freedom.

Exodus 21:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“These are the ordinances that you must set before them:

“When you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve for six years; then in the seventh he is to leave as a free man without paying anything.

Exodus 21:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

These are the ordinances that you shall set before them:

When you buy a male Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, but in the seventh he shall go out a free person, without debt.

Exodus 21:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“And these are the regulations that you will set before them.

‘If you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve six years, and in the seventh he will go out as free for nothing.

Exodus 21:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Here are the laws you must explain to the people of Israel.

“Suppose you buy a Hebrew servant. He must serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, you must set him free. He does not have to pay anything.


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