15 occurrences

'Servant' in the Bible

Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.

Verse ConceptsBathing, For RefreshmentRiver BanksPeople Sending People

And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.

Verse ConceptsExcusesEloquenceMoses, Significance OfMutenessHumility, Examples OfSelf AbasementSpeech ImpedimentsNervousnessSpeech

And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.

Verse ConceptsGrindingSittingThroneDeath Of The FirstbornDeath Of CreaturesGreat And SmallBoth Men And Animals KilledDeath Of Other GroupsThe Death Of BabiesDeath Of A ChildFamily Death

But every man's servant, whom he has got for money, may take of it, when he has had circumcision.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalServanthood, In SocietyServants Of PeopleCircumcision

A man from a strange country living among you, and a servant working for payment, may not take part in it.

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.

Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtIsolated PersonsMarriage Controlled

But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:

Verse ConceptsEmployeesPeople Freeing SlavesWivesslaveryservanthood

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.

Verse ConceptsGesturesEarsDoorpostsToolsEternal LoyaltyStaying PutSharp ToolsPiercingsslaveryVolunteering

And if a man gives his daughter for a price to be a servant, she is not to go away free as the men-servants do.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsdaughtersPeople Freeing Slavessales

But, at the same time, if the servant goes on living for a day or two, the master is not to get punishment, for the servant is his property.

Verse ConceptsSeveral DaysAlternatives To MoneyUnpunishedPropertyslavery

For six days do your work, and on the seventh day keep the Sabbath; so that your ox and your ass may have rest, together with the son of your servant and the man from a strange land living among you.

Verse ConceptsOxenDonkeysHolidayLaw, OtSlavery, In OtEmployeesRecreationAliens, Believers DutyAnimals, Types OfThe Seventh Day Of The WeekSix DaysDay 7Doing One's WorkNo Work On Feast DaysSabbaths InstitutedRestrelaxation

Then Moses and Joshua his servant got up; and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

Verse ConceptsGoing Up MountainsRosesServant LeadershipMinistry

And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodMoses, Significance OfPrayer, As A Response To GodTent Of MeetingTentsCommunion With God, Examples OfDivine FriendshipStaying PutBeing Face To Face With GodGod SpeakingFriendship And Trust

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