15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God delivered thee: therefore I command thee this thing today.

16 And if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, because he loveth thee and thine house, and because he is well with thee,

17 (A)Then shalt thou take an awl, and pierce his ear through against the door, and he shall be thy servant [a]forever: and unto thy maid servant thou shall do likewise.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:17 To the year of Jubilee, Lev. 25:40.

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