Exodus 21:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

The judges

Bore his ear

Psalm 40:6

For ever

General references

Deuteronomy 15:12

Bible References

The judges

“When men get in a fight and hit a pregnant woman so that her children are born prematurely but there is no injury, the one who hit her must be fined as the woman’s husband demands from him, and he must pay according to judicial assessment.

“I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.

But you should select from all the people able men, God-fearing, trustworthy, and hating bribes. Place them over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

So Moses told Israel’s judges, “Kill each of the men who aligned themselves with Baal of Peor.”

I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

the two people in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges in authority at that time.

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

I will restore your judges to what they once were,
and your advisers to their former state.
Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,
a Faithful City.”

The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.

Bore his ear

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

For ever

“The land is not to be permanently sold because it is Mine, and you are only foreigners and temporary residents on My land.

take an awl and pierce through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. Also treat your female slave the same way.

Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, “After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence and to stay there permanently.”

So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself detestable to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”

David replied to Achish, “Good, you will find out what your servant can do.”

So Achish said to David, “Very well, I will appoint you as my permanent bodyguard.”

They replied, “Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

General references

“If your fellow Hebrew, a man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, you must set him free in the seventh year.