then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way. Context 17then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant. 18“It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free, for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do. 19“You shall consecrate to the LORD your God all the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock; you shall not work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. 20“You and your household shall eat it every year before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD chooses. 21“But if it has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. 22“You shall eat it within your gates; the unclean and the clean alike may eat it, as a gazelle or a deer. 23“Only you shall not eat its blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water. Links Deuteronomy 15:17 NIVDeuteronomy 15:17 NLT Deuteronomy 15:17 ESV Deuteronomy 15:17 NASB Deuteronomy 15:17 KJV Deuteronomy 15:17 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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