‏ Exodus 21:2-11

an Hebrew Exod 12:44, Exod 22:3; Gen 27:28, Gen 27:36; Lev 25:39-41, Lev 25:44; 2Kgs 4:1; Neh 5:1-5, Neh 5:8; Matt 18:25; 1Cor 6:20

and in the Lev 25:40-43, Lev 25:45; Deut 15:1, Deut 15:12-15, Deut 15:18, Deut 31:10; Jer 34:8-17

by himself Heb. with his body, Deut 15:12-14

shall be her Exod 4:22; Gen 14:14, Gen 15:3, Gen 17:13, Gen 17:27, Gen 18:19; Eccl 2:7; Jer 2:14

And if Deut 15:16-17; Isa 26:13; 2Cor 5:14-15

shall plainly say Heb. saying shall say

the judges Exod 21:22, Exod 12:12, Exod 18:21-26, Exod 22:8-9, Exod 22:28; Num 25:5-8; Deut 1:16, Deut 16:18; Deut 19:17-18; 1Sam 8:1-2; Isa 1:26; Zeph 3:3

bore his ear This significant ceremony was intended as a mark of permanent servitude, and was calculated to impress the servant with the duty of hearing all his master's orders, and obeying them punctually. Ps 40:6-8

for ever Lev 25:23, Lev 25:40; Deut 15:17; 1Sam 1:22, 1Sam 27:12, 1Sam 28:2; 1Kgs 12:7

sell Neh 5:5

go out Exod 21:2-3

please not Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc. Gen 28:8; Judg 14:3; 1Sam 8:6, 1Sam 18:8 *marg.

who hath Deut 20:7, Deut 21:11-14

seeing Exod 8:29; Judg 9:19; Job 6:15; Mal 2:11-15

betrothed her unto Exod 22:17; Gen 38:11; Lev 22:13

her food Sheairah, "her flesh;" he shall not only afford her a sufficient quantity of food, as before, but of the same quality. She is not to be fed, like a common slave, with a sufficiency of bread, vegetables, milk, etc., but with her customary supply of flesh, and other agreeable articles of food. 1Cor 7:1-6

Exod 21:2

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