Exodus 21:4
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21:4If his master gave10 him a wife, and she bore sons or daughters, the wife and the children will belong to her master, and he will go out by himself.
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- 10 The slave would not have the right or the means to acquire a wife. Thus, the idea of the master’s “giving” him a wife is clear—the master would have to pay the bride price and make the provision. In this case, the wife and the children are actually the possession of the master unless the slave were to pay the bride price—but he is a slave because he got into debt. The law assumes that the master was better able to provide for this woman than the freed slave and that it was most important to keep the children with the mother.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
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.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
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.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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