Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Holman Bible
“But if the slave declares: ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,’
International Standard Version
But if the servant, in fact, says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children, and I won't go out a free man,'
A Conservative Version
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my sons, I will not go out free,
American Standard Version
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Amplified
But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not leave as a free man,’
Darby Translation
But if the bondman shall say distinctly, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go free;
Julia Smith Translation
And if saying, the servant shall say, I loved my lord, my wife and my sons; I will not go forth free:
King James 2000
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if the slave explicitly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,"
Modern King James verseion
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my sons. I do not want to go out free
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if the servant say, 'I love my master and my wife and my children, I will not go out free.'
NET Bible
But if the servant should declare, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,'
New Heart English Bible
But if the servant shall plainly say, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;'
The Emphasized Bible
But, if the servant shall plainly say, I love my lord, and my wife and my sons, - I will not go out free,
Webster
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not depart free:
World English Bible
But if the servant shall plainly say, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;'
Youngs Literal Translation
And if the servant really say: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons -- I do not go out free;
Themes
Business life » Employees » Faithful
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Ear » Bored as a sign of servitude
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 21:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws About Slaves
4 If his master gives him a wife, and he gets sons or daughters by her, the wife and her children will be the property of the master, and the servant is to go away by himself. 5 But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free: 6 Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:16-17
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;
Isaiah 26:13
O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;