Exodus 21:5 Meaning
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Context Explained
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:
6Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
7And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 22:37
Jesus teaches about love, which resonates with the servant's declaration of love for his master.
Source: Exodus 21:5