4 But if his lord gave him a wife, and she has borne sons and daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her lord. Yet still, he himself will go out with his clothing.

5 And if the servant will say, ‘I love my lord, and my wife and children, I will not depart freely,’

6 then his lord shall make an offering for him to the heavens, and it shall be applied to the door and the posts, and he will pierce his ear with an awl. And he shall be his servant in perpetuity.

Exodus 21:4-6, Catholic Public Domain Version. Public domain.
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