Deuteronomy 15:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 15:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ
martsêaʻ
H4836
awl
וְנָתַתָּ֤ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְאָזְנוֹ֙
ʼôzen
H241
ear
וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת
deleth
H1817
door
וְהָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְךָ֖
עֶ֣בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant
עוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
וְאַ֥ף
ʼaph
H637
also
לַאֲמָתְךָ֖
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
תַּעֲשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵּֽן
kên
H3651
thus
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World English Bible Public Domain
then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your maid-servant you shall do likewise.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then thou shalt take an awl, 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then you shall take an awl and put through his ear and to the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And also you shall do thus to your female slave.
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