Verse 3

Exodus 21:3

New Living Translation

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3 If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife must be freed with him.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אִם בְּ/גַפּ֥/וֹ יָבֹ֖א בְּ/גַפּ֣/וֹ יֵצֵ֑א אִם בַּ֤עַל אִשָּׁה֙ ה֔וּא וְ/יָצְאָ֥ה אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ עִמּֽ/וֹ

English Translation

If he comes in with his own body, he will go out with his own body; if he is the husband of a woman, and his wife will go out with him.

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Chapter 21 Context

1 “These are the regulations you must present to Israel. Focus ↗

2 “If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh yea... Focus ↗

3 If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he b...

4 “If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the ma... Focus ↗

5 But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to go free.’ Focus ↗

6 If he does this, his master must present him before God (Elohim). Then his master must take him to t... Focus ↗

7 “When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men... Focus ↗

8 If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed... Focus ↗

9 But if the slave’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave bu... Focus ↗

10 “If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the right... Focus ↗

11 If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any paym... Focus ↗

12 “Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death. Focus ↗

13 But if it was simply an accident permitted by God (Elohim), I will appoint a place of refuge where t... Focus ↗

14 However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my... Focus ↗

15 “Anyone who strikes father or mother must be put to death. Focus ↗

16 “Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have alr... Focus ↗

17 “Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Focus ↗

18 “Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person do... Focus ↗

19 If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished bu... Focus ↗

20 “If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must... Focus ↗

21 But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave... Focus ↗

22 “Now suppose two men are fighting, and in the process they accidentally strike a pregnant woman so s... Focus ↗

23 But if there is further injury, the punishment must match the injury: a life for a life, Focus ↗

24 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot, Focus ↗

25 a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise. Focus ↗

26 “If a man hits his male or female slave in the eye and the eye is blinded, he must let the slave go... Focus ↗

27 And if a man knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to comp... Focus ↗

28 “If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In s... Focus ↗

29 But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep i... Focus ↗

30 However, the dead person’s relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owne... Focus ↗

31 “The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl. Focus ↗

32 But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner th... Focus ↗

33 “Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into... Focus ↗

34 The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep... Focus ↗

35 “If someone’s ox injures a neighbor’s ox and the injured ox dies, then the two owners must sell the... Focus ↗

36 But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pa... Focus ↗

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Book: Exodus
Chapter: Chapter 21 (36 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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