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Exodus 21:6

then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

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ASV

then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹve.hi.gi.Shoand he will bring near himH5066 →
אֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ve.hi.gi.Shoand he will bring near himH5066 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַדֶּ֔לֶתha.De.letthe doorH1817 →
א֖וֹ'oorH176 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמְּזוּזָ֑הha.me.zu.Zahthe doorpostH4201 →
וְרָצַ֨עve.ra.Tza'and he will pierceH7527 →
אֲדֹנָ֤יו'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.Noear hisH241 →
בַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַba.mar.Tze.a'with the awlH4836 →
וַעֲבָד֖וֹva.'a.va.Doand he will serve himH5647 →
לְעֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.Lamfor everH5769 →

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Deuteronomy 15:17then 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.Leviticus 25:40Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.Job 41:4Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?1 Samuel 28:2David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”Deuteronomy 19:17–18both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.Exodus 22:8If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.Numbers 25:5–8So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”Exodus 22:28You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.1 Samuel 27:12So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”Psalms 40:6–8Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Exodus 21:22If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.Exodus 22:8–9If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.Leviticus 25:23The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.1 Samuel 8:1–2When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.1 Samuel 1:22but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”

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The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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