Parallel Verses New International Version then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life. King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation then his master shall bring him before the judges, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall be his bondman for ever. World English Bible then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever. Young's Literal Translation then hath his lord brought him nigh unto God, and hath brought him nigh unto the door, or unto the side-post, and his lord hath bored his ear with an awl, and he hath served him -- to the age. Exodus 21:6 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleShall bring him unto the judges - אל האלהים el haelohim, literally, to God; or, as the Septuagint have it, προς το κριτηριον Θεου, to the judgment of God; who condescended to dwell among his people; who determined all their differences till he had given them laws for all cases, and who, by his omniscience, brought to light the hidden things of dishonesty. See Exodus 22:8. Bore his ear through with an awl - This was a ceremony sufficiently significant, as it implied, 1. That he was closely attached to that house and family. 2. That he was bound to hear all his master's orders, and to obey them punctually. Boring of the ear was an ancient custom in the east. It is referred to by Juvenal: - Prior, inquit, ego adsum. Cur timeam, dubitemve locum defendere? Quamvis Natus ad Euphraten, Molles quod in Aure Fenestrae Arguerint, licet ipse negem. Sat. i.102. "First come, first served, he cries; and I, in spite Of your great lordships, will maintain my right: Though born a slave, though my torn Ears are Bored, 'Tis not the birth, 'tis money makes the lord." continued... Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the judges 1 Samuel 8:1,2 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel... bore his ear. This significant ceremony was intended as a mark of permanent servitude, and was calculated to impress the servant with the duty of hearing all his master's orders, and obeying them punctually. for every Library The Development of the Earlier Old Testament Laws[Sidenote: First the principle, and then the detailed laws] If the canon of the New Testament had remained open as long as did that of the Old, there is little doubt that it also would have contained many laws, legal precedents, and ecclesiastical histories. From the writings of the Church Fathers and the records of the Catholic Church it is possible to conjecture what these in general would have been. The early history of Christianity illustrates the universal fact that the broad principles are … Charles Foster Kent—The Origin & Permanent Value of the Old Testament A Discourse of the Building, Nature, Excellency, and Government of the House of God; with Counsels and Directions to the Inhabitants Thereof. Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia. The Section Chap. I. -iii. Cross References Exodus 21:5 "But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,' Exodus 21:7 "If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. Deuteronomy 15:16 But if your servant says to you, "I do not want to leave you," because he loves you and your family and is well off with you, Psalm 82:1 A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the "gods": Jump to Previous Awl Bondman Bore Bored Door Doorpost Door-Post Ear Framework Gods Hole House Instrument Judges Life Master Permanently Pierce Post Serve Sharp-PointedJump to Next Awl Bondman Bore Bored Door Doorpost Door-Post Ear Framework Gods Hole House Instrument Judges Life Master Permanently Pierce Post Serve Sharp-PointedLinks Exodus 21:6 NIVExodus 21:6 NLT Exodus 21:6 ESV Exodus 21:6 NASB Exodus 21:6 KJV Exodus 21:6 Bible Apps Exodus 21:6 Biblia Paralela Exodus 21:6 Chinese Bible Exodus 21:6 French Bible Exodus 21:6 German Bible Exodus 21:6 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |