וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ אֶת־הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ וְנָתַתָּ֤ה בְאָזְנוֹ֙ וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֶ֣בֶד עוֹלָ֑ם וְאַ֥ף לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ תַּעֲשֶׂה־כֵּֽן׃
זאָלסטו נעמען אַן אָל, און דורכשטעכן זײַן אױער ביז אין טיר, און ער זאָל דיר זײַן אַן אײביקער קנעכט; און אױך צו דײַן דינסט זאָלסטו טאָן אַזױ.
Exodus
If the slave explicitly says, “I have come to love my master, my wife and my children, I do not want to go out free.”
Exodus
His master must bring him to the judges. He must then bring him next to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl. He then serves his master forever.
Exodus
His master must bring him to the judges. He must then bring him next to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl. He then serves his master forever.