Parallel Verses New International Version "If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. King James Bible And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. Darby Bible Translation And if a man shall sell his daughter as a handmaid, she shall not go out as the bondmen go out. World English Bible "If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do. Young's Literal Translation 'And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants; Exodus 21:7 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIf a man sell his daughter - This the Jews allowed no man to do but in extreme distress - when he had no goods, either movable or immovable left, even to the clothes on his back; and he had this permission only while she was unmarriageable. It may appear at first view strange that such a law should have been given; but let it be remembered, that this servitude could extend, at the utmost, only to six years; and that it was nearly the same as in some cases of apprenticeship among us, where the parents bind the child for seven years, and have from the master so much per week during that period. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge sell go out 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 21:2 "If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. Exodus 21:3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. Exodus 21:6 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. Exodus 21:8 If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. Nehemiah 5:5 Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Jews and though our children are as good as theirs, yet we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we are powerless, because our fields and our vineyards belong to others." Jump to Previous Bondmen Daughter Depart Female Free Gives Handmaid Maidservant Maid-Servant Male Menservants Men-Servants Price Sell Selleth Sells Servant Servants Slave SlavesJump to Next Bondmen Daughter Depart Female Free Gives Handmaid Maidservant Maid-Servant Male Menservants Men-Servants Price Sell Selleth Sells Servant Servants Slave SlavesLinks Exodus 21:7 NIVExodus 21:7 NLT Exodus 21:7 ESV Exodus 21:7 NASB Exodus 21:7 KJV Exodus 21:7 Bible Apps Exodus 21:7 Biblia Paralela Exodus 21:7 Chinese Bible Exodus 21:7 French Bible Exodus 21:7 German Bible Exodus 21:7 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |