Exodus 21:3 Meaning
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Context Explained
1Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
2If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
5And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Galatians 4:7
This verse about inheritance connects to the theme of being heirs in Christ.
Source: Exodus 21:3