Exodus 21:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And if the servant really say: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons--I do not go out free;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 21:5 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 15:16But 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,
  2. Isaiah 26:13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
  3. 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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