Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And it was when he shall say to thee, I will not go forth from thee; for he loved thee and thy house, for it was well to him with thee;
New American Standard Bible
It shall come about
King James Version
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
Holman Bible
But if your slave says to you, ‘I don’t want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your family, and is well off with you,
International Standard Version
"Should that slave say to you, "I won't leave you,' because he loves you and your household, and it was good for him to be with you,
A Conservative Version
And it shall be, if he says to thee, I will not go out from thee, because he loves thee and thy house, because he is well with thee,
American Standard Version
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;
Amplified
Now if the servant says to you, ‘I will not leave you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he is doing well with you;
Bible in Basic English
But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;
Darby Translation
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee, --
King James 2000
And it shall be, if he say unto you, I will not go away from you; because he loves you and your house, because he fares well with you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And then [if] it will happen [that] he says to you, '{I do not want to go out} from you,' because he loves you and your family, because it is good for him [to be] with you;
Modern King James verseion
And if he says to you, I will not go away from you, because he loves you and your house, because it has been good for him with you;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if he say unto thee, 'I will not go away from thee,' because he loveth thee and thine house and is well at ease with thee:
NET Bible
However, if the servant says to you, "I do not want to leave you," because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,
New Heart English Bible
It shall be, if he tells you, "I will not go out from you"; because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;
The Emphasized Bible
And it shall be, if he shall say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, - because he loveth thee, and thy household, because he is well off with thee,
Webster
And it shall be, if he shall say to thee, I will not leave thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;
World English Bible
It shall be, if he tells you, "I will not go out from you;" because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;
Youngs Literal Translation
And it hath been, when he saith unto thee, I go not out from thee -- because he hath loved thee, and thy house, because it is good for him with thee --
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 15:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
15 And remember that thou wert a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God will redeem thee: for I command thee this word this day. 16 And it was when he shall say to thee, I will not go forth from thee; for he loved thee and thy house, for it was well to him with thee; 17 And take an awl and give it upon his ear, and against the door, and he was to thee for a servant forever. And also to thy maid shalt thou do thus.
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Cross References
Exodus 21:5-6
And if saying, the servant shall say, I loved my lord, my wife and my sons; I will not go forth free:
Psalm 40:6
Sacrifice and a gift thou didst not delight in; the ears thou didst pierce to me: burnt-offering and sin thou didst not ask.
Psalm 40:8
To do thine acceptance, O my God, I delighted; and thy law in the midst of my bowels.