Exodus 21:5 - Printer Friendly

ESV: But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

NIV: But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,'

NASB: But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not leave as a free man,’

CSB: "But if the slave declares, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,'

NLT: But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to go free.’

KJV: And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

NKJV: But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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