Deuteronomy 15:16
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
Deuteronomy 15:16 in other translations
| BSB | But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you, |
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| WEB | It shall be, if he tells you, “I will not go out from you,” because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you, |
| ASV | And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee; |
| YLT | ‘And it hath been, when he saith unto thee, I go not out from thee--because he hath loved thee, and thy house, because it is good for him with thee-- |
| DARBY | And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee, — because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee, — |
| BBE | But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you; |
| Webster | And it shall be, if he shall say to thee, I will not leave thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee; |
What does Deuteronomy 15:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 15:16-17
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:12-18
Here the law concerning Hebrew servants is repeated. There is an addition, requiring the masters to put some small stock into their servants' hands to set up with for themselves, when sent out of their servitude, wherein they had received no wages. We may expect family blessings, the springs of family prosperity, when we make conscience of our duty to our family relations. We are to remember that we are debtors to…
Deuteronomy 15:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 15:16
- Exodus 21:5-6
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: 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.
- Psalms 40:8
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
- Psalms 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 15:15
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
- Deuteronomy 15:16
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
- Deuteronomy 15:17
Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
Deuteronomy 15:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y será que, si él te dijere: No saldré de contigo; porque te ama á ti y á tu casa, que le va bien contigo; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Et s’il arrive qu’il te dise: Je ne sortirai pas de chez toi (car il t’aime, toi et ta maison, et il se trouve bien chez toi), |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es soll geschehen, wenn er zu dir spricht: Ich will nicht von dir weggehen, weil er dich und dein Haus liebt, weil ihm wohl bei dir ist- |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sin autem dixerit: Nolo egredi: eo quod diligat te, et domum tuam, et bene sibi apud te esse sentiat: |