Verse 17

then thou shalt take{H3947} an awl,{H4836} and thrust{H5414} it through his ear{H241} unto the door,{H1817} and he shall be thy servant{H5650} for ever.{H5769} And also unto thy maid-servant{H519} thou shalt do{H6213} likewise.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 25:39-42 : 39 And if thy brother{H251} be waxed poor{H4134} with thee, and sell{H4376} himself unto thee; thou shalt not make{H5647} him to serve{H5656} as a bond-servant.{H5650} 40 As a hired servant,{H7916} and as a sojourner,{H8453} he shall be with thee; he shall serve{H5647} with thee unto the year{H8141} of jubilee:{H3104} 41 then shall he go out{H3318} from thee, he and his children{H1121} with him, and shall return{H7725} unto his own family,{H4940} and unto the possession{H272} of his fathers{H1} shall he return.{H7725} 42 For they are my servants,{H5650} whom I brought forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt:{H4714} they shall not be sold{H4376} as{H4466} bondmen.{H5650}
• 1 Sam 1:22 : 22 But Hannah{H2584} went not up;{H5927} for she said{H559} unto her husband,{H376} [I will not go up] until the child{H5288} be weaned;{H1580} and then I will bring{H935} him, that he may appear{H7200} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and there abide{H3427} for{H5704} ever.{H5769}