KJV King James Version
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
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Exodus 21:4
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
WEB World English Bible
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
ASV American Standard Version
If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
if his lord give to him a wife, and she hath borne to him sons or daughters—the wife and her children are her lord’s, and he goeth out by himself.
Surrounding context — Exodus 21
1 Now these [are] the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
6 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.
7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
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אִם־H518 · imifאֲדֹנָיו֙H113 · a.donlordיִתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveל֣וֹH9033 · ohimאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanוְיָלְדָה־H3205 · ya.ladto begetל֥וֹH9033 · ohimבָנִ֖יםH1121 · benson: childא֣וֹH176 · oorבָנ֑וֹתH1323 · batdaughterהָאִשָּׁ֣הH802 · ish.shahwomanוִילָדֶ֗יהָH3206 · ye.ledyouthתִּהְיֶה֙H1961 · ha.yahto beלַֽאדֹנֶ֔יהָH113 · a.donlordוְה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיֵצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeבְגַפּֽוֹ׃H1610 · gaphsingle/height
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